Nora Taher

When they walked, their feet crossed tales

With When they walked, their feet crossed tales, I aim to inspire diaspora children and their par-ents to share their stories with each other, in order to heal their bond and past traumas. With an anecdote shared by my father in mind, I analyzed conversations and visuals from old family pictures in Egypt. When he first moved to Amsterdam and was looking for work, young baba always walked beside the tramline so he wouldn't get lost, he always walked nearby, but never got in.

Together, we walked this route again. In this project I have created visual studies and printed them on carpets. Each carpet comes with their own narrative, and together they tell a grand story. The carpets are modular so the perspectives of the narrative can change. My hopes are that children of the diaspora come to the installation with their parents, and walk together, and maybe, get inspired to share their stories with each other someday. The work aims to make you feel at home, like you belong, and to realize, your story is important. 

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This page was last updated on June 17, 2023