عميقات, Aameqat, 80 pp, 2023
Edition of 10
Art direction, production G. Annouka
Cover design Zaynab Kriouech
Contributors Sarthak Sachdeva, Nabil Alerno, Meryam Benbachir, Fathy Shady
Photography G. Annouka, Ornela Aliaj
Set design Carlotta Zorri, Fiona Ortega
Printmaking technicians Jess Copsey, Tony Yard, Simon Walker, Lisa Chappell, Izzy Smithson,
Vitoria Bastos, Alba Urquia
Ulterior contributors and special thanks Lahcen Hafidi, Marco Santambrogio, Maroua Jazziri, Dominic Mitchell, Pedro Lopez Navarro, Matthew Jacobs Morgan, Gian-singh Sanghera Warren, Esmeralda Munoz Torrero, Iker Luengo, Sonja Knecht, Cristoph Rauscher, Zuza Kepa
The word “ عميق ” (a’ameeq) translates to deep or profound in Arabic. However, it can also be employed as a polite insult to describe someone who may appear as effeminate, bohemian, queer, or deviating from societal norms. The publication adapts the plural feminin form عَمِيقَات A’ameeqat.
Through a combination of commissioned written pieces and different film photography formats—35, 110, and 120mm— printed on litho and screen-print, the project’s intention is to emphasize on the importance of documenting, preserving and re-contextualising neglected queer narratives through image and language.
The book was exhibited in London on 12th - 16th of March at Bermondsey Project Space Gallery , as part of the group show “A call to connection” alongside Sarah Jane Baker, Phoenix Yemi and T. Nkiru Daniels.
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