This installation was a part of a group show: HERE, THERE, NOWHERE exhibiting artists; Kareen Adam, Manal & Fazail. My work explores the location of my body and self in relation to our place of origin (The Maldives).

An old, weathered door, found in a used furniture store in Melbourne and echoing the door of my childhood home in the Maldives, hangs suspended in the gallery, fronted by a spread of white sand. Onto this surface, a video of waves breaking on the shore of Hulhumalé; one of the places where I used to swim with fond memories, is projected.

The projected water appears to surge beneath the door, spill across the sand, and then recede. Each wave is accompanied by a booming sound, transmitted through a subwoofer affixed to the door, causing it to vibrate with each impact.

The work creates a layered sensory experience: viewers hear, see, and physically feel the force of the waves, while their footprints remain in the sand as imprints of passage, traces of both presence and absence.