Installation work
In Never Served Coffee, one screen plays scenes from pre-war Syrian TV series where families and friends prepare and share coffee—a ritual deeply rooted in Syrian society, symbolizing hospitality, storytelling, and connection. Opposite it, the second screen shows videos I collected from friends of mine, each now living in a different country, making coffee alone in their homes. Once a collective act, the coffee ritual has shifted in meaning—now marked by distance, solitude, and longing.
At the center of the installation, an electric stove holds a pot that never boils. Viewers sit apart with empty cups, facing away from one another, while a muted cafe soundscape—soft chatter, laughter, clinking cups—plays just out of reach. The work reflects on how migration and conflict fracture even the most familiar rituals, leaving behind the echo of something once shared.
