What is the world?
My preliminary idea (which is subject to change) is to create a world/environment of an abandoned water park. Conceptually, it would allude to the global water crisis and envision a post-apocalyptic future where such an artifact of short-sighted human entertainment becomes a habitat for new life forms of the future (but I don’t know what those could be).
How is it different from the one we live in?
It is deserted, quiet and human-less. The massive structures of the waterpark are stripped of their original purpose and become strange and absurd.
What do you do in this world?
*I am struggling to answer this question because I am not committed to this idea at all, because it mostly appeals to me visually rather than conceptually. I am not sure what kind of narrative I could create there to fill it with content and opportunities to actually do something on this world.
I will definitely keep looking for other ideas and will need to let my imagination go more crazy! 🙂
The pictures below belong to Aziz Jamal, a Saudi multidisciplinary artist. This work is a series of 3 videos called 1056% (commissioned by the Saudi Art Council, 2019).
And here are some images of creepy abandoned amusement parks.
