“It is evident that for the artists who take part in the Western project there is no such thing as a profane object. That is to say, all artworks on display in public spaces are always ritualistic and forever linked to a certain ‘sacred’ text.
At this point, it is also worth observing that each and every work of art on display in the public space presents a simultaneous presence of what is readable and what is veiled.”
Joseph Sassoon Semah
Joseph Semah (2010)
Joseph Sassoon Semah (2010), Tracing Martin Heidegger's Hut and Paul Celan's Clouds [...]. Tracing paper, black ink, white thread, Richard Wagner sheet music, 39x49 cm
Joseph Sassoon Semah
Diary of the Architect (1979) black and blue ink on paper Copyright of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and of House of Taswir
Joseph Sassoon Semah
Diary of the Architect (1979) black ink and white threads on chess paper Copyright of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and of House of Taswir
Joseph Sassoon Semah
Joseph Semah was born in Baghdad, Iraq. He lives and works in Amsterdam.
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