Artist Statement
Minutes of a Meeting - Performance - Rehearsed Reading (Work-in-Progress)
Through this short satirical piece, developed specially for Sharjah Biennale and inspired by the minutes of a policy archive document, acclaimed Kuwaiti theatre maker Sulayman Al-Bassam proposes a critical exploration of one of the major social issues facing Gulf states today: namely, what to do with the exploding youth demographics in the Gulf? As the various voices of authority argue over the fate of the absent youth, the piece explores some of the stark contradictions within the paternalistic ideals of Gulf states and reveals a society struggling to come to terms with both its notions of self and its future.
Sulayman Al Bassam
2009
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 9
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Minutes of a Meeting
