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Mona Hatoum — Quarters
Mona Hatoum

Quarters

1996

Mona Hatoum's *Quarters* presents a stark, institutional structure of stacked metal bunk beds that evokes spaces of confinement, displacement, and mass human habitation. The work's relentless, repetitive forms suggest both prison barracks and refugee quarters, stripping individual identity down to the bare geometry of survival. Through its cold, industrial aesthetic, Hatoum transforms a familiar object into a haunting meditation on control, vulnerability, and the politics of belonging.

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Mona Hatoum, Quarters, 1996

Mona Hatoum's *Quarters* presents a stark, institutional structure of stacked metal bunk beds that evokes spaces of confinement, displacement, and mass human habitation. The work's relentless, repetitive forms suggest both prison barracks and refugee quarters, stripping individual identity down to the bare geometry of survival. Through its cold, industrial aesthetic, Hatoum transforms a familiar object into a haunting meditation on control, vulnerability, and the politics of belonging.

Year
1996
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Institutional Critique, Minimalist Aesthetic, Unsettling Mood, Conceptual Art, Industrial Materials, Contemporary Artist, Lebanese-British Artist, Political Commentary, Installation Art, Postcolonial Art, Late 20th Century, Political Art, Monochromatic, Neutral Tones, Female Artist, Confinement Theme

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