On
Thursday the 11th of October, our class attended the Seattle Asian
Art Museum on Capitol Hill. There were various artists whose works were on
display, a very collective set of works to view and enjoy. We were asked to pay
special attention to Shirin Neshat’s film Tobba (tree). The film was displayed
on two different walls simultaneously and they were facing each other. They did
not show the same image at the same time but they eventually linked to one
another.
I
personally enjoyed the film very much. There were times when I was concerned
for the woman in the tree, especially when the connection was made that the men
were getting closer to the tree. I felt relief when she suddenly disappeared
from the scene. Since there were so many men compared to the one woman, it
seemed like she was going to be harmed.
Next
I found myself concerned for the tree. I
was glad to see that the men kept their distance from the tree. It was almost
like there was a force field around the tree that would not allow them to get
closer.
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