i struggled with this one too to a certain extent. the music was GREAT. and the video work was intricate and nothing short of amazing. but to tell you the truth, and maybe this was the size, i had a hard time watching this one too. i just found it to be beautiful but really overwhelming really quickly.
i also admit great ignorance. i kept wondering about the images' connection to both the music and to islam. the title means god is greater than everything, and i'm assuming that the images are created in direct reference to that idea, but i'm not sure how. i kept thinking about prayer labrynths as i was watching it and also wondered if that was a leap. maybe i spent too much time trying to find a stance in something that was familiar to me to get what the film maker wanted me to see. i hope not.
i would like to see it again at a smaller scale. i found alshaibi's website, but there were only stills and no artist statement about this particular piece.
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