Fly, Sky High... Dubai
Majed Fayad
7–24 Mar 2018
Fly, Sky High... Dubai is an extension of Majed Fayad's previous work about the clash of Western and Middle Eastern cultures. Taking a highly visual approach to the consumerism and capitalism invading the East, Fayad reconstructs the interior of a highly recommended Arab airline based in the Middle East. The Emirates flight lounge at Blindside examines the impact of globalization through western consumerism on the marketing world.
Fly, Sky High... Dubai is an extension of Majed Fayad's previous work about the clash of Western and Middle Eastern cultures.
This program takes place on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded - this land is stolen land. We pay respects to Wurundjeri Elders, past, present and emerging, to the Elders from other communities and to any other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who might encounter or participate in the program.
Majed Fayad uses video, photographic montage and sculptural practice to address popular western culture’s use of eastern culture, asserting the notion that “culture is for sale”.
This event was part of Melbourne Design Week, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
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