Towla
Artist
Hitti, Deanna
Production date
2017
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Object Detail
Title
Towla
Production date
2017
Medium
screen print on Somerset Bookwove 115gsm
Measurements
36.5 x 28 x 4.5 cm (box) 34 x 26 x 2.5 cm (book)
Object type
Edition
4/10
Interpretive text
“Towla is based on the instructions for the board game backgammon, written as a cultural transaction between my father (a migrant from Lebanon) and myself. It contains written instructions in the English and Arabic language…Latin letters spelling out instructions in the Arabic language…Arabic letters spelling out the instructions in the English language.”
Towla is based on the instructions for the board game backgammon. A game I played daily with my father during my childhood. The instructions are written as a cultural transaction between my father (a migrant from Lebanon) and myself. It contains written instructions in the English and Arabic language. Starting from the left-hand side of the book (printed in grey), are Latin letters spelling out instructions in the Arabic language. Opening the book from the right-hand side (printed in golden yellow), are Arabic letters spelling out the instructions in the English language.
Artist statement 2017
Towla is based on the instructions for the board game backgammon. A game I played daily with my father during my childhood. The instructions are written as a cultural transaction between my father (a migrant from Lebanon) and myself. It contains written instructions in the English and Arabic language. Starting from the left-hand side of the book (printed in grey), are Latin letters spelling out instructions in the Arabic language. Opening the book from the right-hand side (printed in golden yellow), are Arabic letters spelling out the instructions in the English language.
Artist statement 2017
Credit line
Mackay Regional Council Art Collection. Purchased, 2018
Accession number
2018.14