The Wider the Vision, the Narrower the Statement, 2009
Laurent Grasso
The Wider the Vision, the Narrower the Statement, 2009
Neon
Dimensions variable
Detail view
Commissioned and produced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
Overview
Translated from Arabic, the phrase reads ‘The wider the vision, the narrower the statement’ and is by the Sufi writer Al Naffari. Written in blue neon the phrase is repeated several times along the corridor of a historical house in the Arabic tradition.
2009
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 9
Project Images
The Wider the Vision, the Narrower the Statement
Laurent Grasso
2009
Neon
Dimensions variable
Detail view
Commissioned and produced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
The Wider the Vision, the Narrower the Statement
Laurent Grasso
2009
Neon
Dimensions variable
Detail view
Commissioned and produced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
The Wider the Vision, the Narrower the Statement
Laurent Grasso
2009
Neon
Dimensions variable
Detail view
Commissioned and produced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
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