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you are currently viewing an experimental version of earth, 2023
20 mins, multimedia five channel performance film
the first pop up message that appears in an old version of google earth is “you are currently viewing an experimental version of earth”, which exemplifiec maitha’s sense of simultaneous bewilderment and wonder in urban settings. her fascination with telecommunication towers disguised as palm trees is a method through which she is able to express this paradoxical existence and existentialism in cities - feeling loneliness and solitude all at once.
this experimental film anthropomorphizes four telecom palm trees/poles in abu dhabi through four acts, where they correspond with one another, contemplate their own existentialism and dwell upon their precarious futures.
1. participation in “Spoon, Spade, Shovel”, jameel arts center (2025)
2. participation in “Data | Human”, alriwaq art space (2025)
- this film is a final project developed for the salama bint hamdan emerging artists fellowship (jan-nov 2023)