Sobia Ahmad

Remove and Dissolve

2018

Engraved acrylic, ink, water, cloth

33 pieces, 3.5x5 in. each (Standard passport size)

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In June 2018, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s Executive Order, which bans travel to the U.S. from several predominantly Muslim countries. The engraved text is a “found poem” composed of language extracted from the Court ruling on the ban. This is an interactive piece; viewers are asked to remove and dissolve the language.

                                                                                                                    

Photos by Susannah Stevens