This immersive installation explored the tension between destruction and healing, using a restored black wooden boat painted to symbolize both Zakhm (Wound) and Marham (Healing) suspended in a sea of recycled Styrofoam packaging cubes which were once used to transport motorbike engines that now contribute to local & global pollution and rising sea levels.

Styrofoam, a notoriously difficult material to recycle, is used here not as a solution but as a marker of the complexity of our environmental crisis. Over 8 million tons of plastic enter our oceans each year, reflecting the depth of human consumption. While the recycling of these blocks post-exhibition offers a small step, the tension between reclamation and destruction remains palpable. 

Set within the sacred hexagonal space of the Shahi Hammam (Grand Bath), a historical site once used for purification, this artwork invites reflection on humanity’s impact on the environment and our fragile hope for recovery and asks whether healing is possible amidst the damage we’ve already done, or if we are merely adrift in a sea of our own making.