Lilith, 2015
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In Lilith, the artist presents a lunar landscape peppered with volcanoes and geysers, interspersed by shots of a couple who seem to be conversing in a desertic, inhospitable and hostile landscape. The woman, dressed in a burqa, is listening to a man whose face is covered by a keffiyeh while he gestures senselessly. Lilith was Adam’s first companion, made of the same raw material as he was, and thus his equal. She is a “creature of the night,” the original meaning of the word lilith, and was thrown out of paradise for having disputed her importance with Adam.