I CAN SEE YOU
by Sajjad Abbas
Urban Intervention | Video
Unique artwork, 2013
In spring 2013 during elections in Iraq, Sajjad Abbas
hung a provocative banner and slogan on the top of the
house called the Turkish Restaurant beside Djumurija
bridge, facing the International Zone . The work literally casts an eye on the International Zone, where
Iraqi politicians, multi-national contractors, and the
biggest US Embassy in the world are able to determine
the fate of citizens from the comfort of their protected city within a city.
Although Abbas was soon forced to remove the mural,his
public “eye witness” stirred up a lot of discussion.
Sajjad Abbas (b. Baghdad, 1993) graduated from the
Institute of Fine Arts as a drawer in 2014. He works
as a designer, visual artist and animator. Many of his
graffiti colour Baghdad’s murals. He worked together
with the Iraqi Independent Film Centre from 2011 to
2014. He illustrated two animation films and was the
art designer of several short movies. Sajjid Abbas is
a member of Sada, the Association for Contemporary
Iraqi Arts.
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