Variations On Discord and Divisions (1984)

This 40minute filmed performance was presented for the first time in 1984 at the New York art centre ABC No Rio Since Mona Hatoum refuses to produce the same work twice she generally creates one single sitespecific performance However in 1984 she decided with Variations on Discord and Division to provide an action that could be adapted to different spaces She thus offered several possibilities for actions and variations Through this performance and the various forms that it may take the artist deals with notions of exile war and oppression This work consists of several little abstract scenes which represent for the artist ways of experimenting with specific situations