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My First 500 Hours Basic Arabic, 2002 -

500 hours video, 250 vhs tapes of 120 minutes in 25 boxes

This work consists of studying Arabic. I film myself studying Arabic, or by myself or with the help of somebody. This work is part of my study series that I started in the early 1990s with Japanese, followed by Modern Greek (the German Orient), Russian, Korean and Chinese.

see also a text about studying foreign languages and its politics. it might also answer some of the "why is it art"questions that are very important

 

 

 

.......................................................BASIC ARABIC - PHOTOGRAPHS

 

 

Basic Arabic, What is your nationality? 2004

c-print on alluminum, 75 x 105 cm 3- x 40 inches..

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My First 500 Hours Basic Arabic, 2002 -

500 hours video, 250 vhs tapes of 120 minutes in 25 boxes

 

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Basic Arabic (Study Sheet), 1/27/04 New York

(work on paper, 9 x 12 inches)

 

 

detail : Basic Arabic (Study Sheet), 12/10/03 New York

(work on paper, 9 x 12 inches)

 

SINCE THE WAR, IRAQ RELATED NEWS MIGHT FIND SOME TRACES IN THESE DRAWINGS...

 

Basic Arabic (Study Sheet), 12/5/03 New York

(work on paper, 9 x 12 inches)

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Basic Arabic (Study Sheet), 12/6/03 New York

(work on paper, 9 x 12 inches)

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Basic Arabic (Study Sheet), 11/30/03 New York

(work on paper, 9 x 12 inches)

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Basic Arabic (Study Sheet), 12/03/03 New York

(work on paper, 9 x 12 inches)

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Basic Arabic, study sheet, 10/9//02, NYC

work on paper, 9 x 12 inches, 2002

(this is my very beginning)

 

Basic Arabic, slides (part of approx. 250 slides that I take of myself while studying - each day I study at least 2 hours a slide )

(this is the fast version: 500 hours on tape is rather difficult to view, a slide show of 250 pictures is rather easier to manage)

 

 

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Basic Arabic, Damascus, 2004

photograph, 20 x 24 inches

 

 

 

Arabic : each date represents one VHS tape = 2 hours studying - 10 dates = 1 box

Arabic : each date represents 2 hours of studies - one VHS tape 120 minutes

10/6/02 New York
10/7/02 New York
10/8/02 New York
10/9/02 New York
10/10/02 New York
10/11/02 New York
10/12/02 New York
10/14/02 New York
10/13/02 New York
11/1/02 New York
20 hours
11/2/02 New York
11/3/02 New York
11/4/02 New York
11/5/02 New York
11/6/02 New York
11/7/02 New York
11/8/02 New York
11/9/02 New York
11/10/02 New York
11/11/02 New York
40 hours
11/12/02 New York
11/14/02 New York
11/16/02 New York
11/18/02 Utrecht, assisted by Hikmat Hemary
11/19/02 Utrecht
11/19/02 Utrecht, assisted by Hikmat Hemary
11/20/02 Utrecht, assisted by Hikmat Hemary
11/21/02 Utrecht, assisted by Hikmat Hemary
11/22/02 Utrecht, assisted by Hikmat Hemary
11/24/02 Bremen
60 hours
11/25/02 Bremen
11/26/02 Bremen
11/27/02 Bremen I, assisted by Jamal El Allouki
11/27/02 Bremen II, assisted by Jamal El Allouki
11/28/02 Bremen, assisted by Jamal El Allouki
12/1/02 New York
12/4/02 New York
12/5/02 New York
12/6/02 New York
12/10/02 New York
80 hours
12/12/02 New York
12/13/02 New York
12/14/02 New York
12/16/02 New York
12/17/02 New York
12/18/02 New York
12/24/02 New York
12/27/02 New York
1/3/03 New York
1/23/03 New York
100 hours
1/26/03 New York
1/28/03 New York
1/31/03 New York
2/20/03 New York
2/22/03 New York
2/23/03 New York
2/24/03 New York
2/27/03 New York
2/28/03 New York
3/1/03 New York
120 hours
3/3/03 New York
3/7/03 New York
3/12/03 New York
3/17/03 New York
3/18/03 New York
3/20/03 New York
3/28/03 New York
3/29/03 New York
3/31/03 New York
7/18/03 New York
140 hours
7/24/03 New York
7/26/03 New York
7/29/03 New York
8/1/03 New York
8/3/03 New York
8/10/03 New York
8/12/03 New York
8/16/03 New York
8/17/03 New York
8/18/03 New York
160 hours
8/24/03 New York
10/3/03 New York
10/7/03 New York
10/9/03 New York
10/10/03 New York
10/13/03 New York
10/14/03 New York
10/17/03 New York
11/23/03 New York
11/24/03 New York
180 hours
11/26/03 New York
11/28/03 New York
11/30/03 New York
12/03/03 New York
12/05/03 New York
12/06/03 New York
12/09/03 New York
12/10/03 New York
12/13/03 New York
12/15/03 New York
200 hours
12/22/03 New York
12/27/03 New York
12/29/03 New York
12/30/03 New York
12/10/03 New York
1/204 New York
1/4/04 New York
1/6/04 New York
1/10/04 New York
1/12/04 New York
220 hours
1/27/04 New York
1/29/04 New York
1/30/04 New York
2/3/04 New York
2/4/04 New York
2/7/04 New York
2/11/04 New York
2/12/04 New York
2/15/04 New York
2/16/04 New York
240 hours
2/19/04 New York
2/26/04 New York
2/27/04 New York
2/29/04 New York
3/2/04 New York
3/3/04 New York
3/9/04 New York
3/2/04 New York
3/10/04 New York
311/04 New York
260 hours
3/15/04 New York
3/17/04 New York
3/20/04 New York
3/22/04 New York
3/24/04 New York
3/25/04 New York
3/28/04 New York
3/29/04 New York
3/2/04 New York
4/7/04 New York
280 hours
4/9/04 New York
4/13/04 New York
4/15/04 New York
4/16/04 New York
4/29/04 New York
4/30/04 New York
5/4/04 New York
5/5/04 New York
5/8/04 New York
5/9/04 New York
300 hours
5/12/04 New York
5/13/04 New York
5/15/04 New York
5/16/04 New York
20 hours in 5 days, 4 hours a day – Basic Arabic Amsterdam
5/29/04 New York
5/31/04 New York
6/1/04 New York
6/2/04 New York
6/7/04 New York
6/8/04 New York
340 hours
6/9/04 New York
6/11/04 New York
6/19/04 New York
6/22/04 New York
6/23/04 New York
6/24/04 New York
6/25/04 New York
6/26/04 New York
6/28/04 New York
6/29/04 New York
360 hours
6/30/04 New York
7/2/04 New York
7/4/04 New York
7/5/04 New York
7/7/04 New York
7/8/04 New York
7/10/04 New York
7/12/04 New York
7/13/04 New York
7/15/04 New York
380 hours
7/19/04 New York
7/21/04 New York
7/25/04 New York
7/26/04 New York
7/28/04 New York
8/6/04 New York
8/11/04 New York
8/15/04 New York
8/17/04 New York
8/18/04 New York

400 hours
8/20/04 New York
8/22/04 New York
8/23/04 New York
8/24/04 New York
8/28/04 New York
8/29/04 New York
8/30/04 New York
9/1/04 New York
9/3/04 New York
9/5/04 New York
420 hours


9/6/04 New York

Damascus Syria – school plus homework 85 hours - assisted by vairous teachers mostly: Hassan Hassan
9/20/04 Damascus 1 2 3 4
9/21/04 Damascus1 1(x 3 4
9/22/04 Damascus 1 2 3 4
9/23/04 Damascus 1 2 3
9/25/04 Damascus 1
9/26/04 Damascus 1,2,3
9/27/04 Damascus 1, 2x
9/28/04 Damascus 1 2 3
9/29/04 Damascus 1
9/30/04 Damascus 1 2
9/30/04-10/05/04 Damsuc, London
10/01/04 London – Liverpool train
10/05/04 London
10/7/04 Damascus 1 2
10/9/04 Damascus 1 1(x 2(x
10/10/04 Damascus 1 2 3
10/11/04 Damascus 1 2 3


 

 

MY SECOND 500 HOURS BASIC ARABIC

10/12/04 Damascus 1 2 3
10//04 Damascus

11/11/04 New York
11/12/04 New York
11/16/04 New York
11/16/04 New York
11/23/04 New York
11/25/04 New York
12/7/04 New York
1/6/05 New York


1/10/05 New York