Riham Isaac

Riham received the grant in order to attend the Awan (Arab Women Artists Now) festival in the United Kingdom. Awan, a platform for Arab women artists and their work, features a diverse program of music, performing arts, film and visual art. Riham will take part in an art residency in which she will work on a solo performance about love, women and personal relations in Arab societies. She will present the results of her research during the festival.

“I am the Clown” is an unconventional artistic performance that combines the arts of sound/picture, performance, and installation. It is an expression of the world of a clown that exists in every person, revealing what remains of spontaneity deep inside of us. It sheds light on the different aspects of our lives through the clown, reflecting images of the world that form our lives: Memories, childhood, home, sounds, love, war, nature, friends, relationships, disintegration, and loneliness. “I am the Clown” opportunely reflects a fragile world and searches for new relationship characteristics within chaos.