Interactive video installation. Courtesy the artist

As often happens in this artist’s research, the work on exhibition is activated by the physical presence of the viewer in the room and by his/her inevitable involvement. Through a game of shadows, illusions and projections on different planes, Sadiq’s video installation creates a meeting space in which the artist and the viewer exchange roles and gazes. The stripped-down setup, essentially consisting of a chair and a video projector, generates a complex and sophisticated non-verbal dialogue that takes shape on the screen, creating a space where hierarchies and differences disappear. The work is part of a broader research by the artist, focusing on the dynamics of social relations, exclusion and inclusion processes, and on the centrality of the role of the viewer in the artistic process.