Measures of distance

United Kingdom, 1988

Artwork

Reading out loud from letters sent by her mother in Beirut, Hatoum constructs a visual montage that evokes feelings of separation and isolation from her Palestinian family. The personal and political are inextricably bound in a narrative that explores personal and family identity against a backdrop of traumatic social rupture, exile and displacement.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

31 August 2003

ACMI Screen Gallery

Credits

creator

Mona Hatoum

Duration

00:15:26:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1001832

Language

English

Audience classifications

M (15+)

Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)

Subject category

Digital Art

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Object Types

Artwork

Materials

Single channel moving image

Holdings

Digital Betacam [NTSC]; Master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

DVD ROM; Copy

DVD [PAL]; Exhibition Copy

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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