Alaa Badran
Sakan
Sakan is an Arabic word for "housing"; like the word, the Sakan
project also addresses the issue of housing for Palestinian
refugees who have been evicted from their homes and lands. I
employ artistic manipulation to create a commercial real estate
company using language, aesthetics, and capitalist terminology.
Within the framework of this company, I purchase land, houses,
and buildings to re-house displaced Palestinian refugees. The
artistic practice I employ follows artistic practices commonly
used in the field of contemporary art that confront the viewer
with questions about falsehood and truth, disguised political
criticism, and the relationship between art, community, and
exhibition space