Yardsticks: Subjective Tools of Measurement, a new exhibition by Blitz artist-in-residence Zahra Al-Mahdi, explores perception in liminal spaces.

Measuring an object depends on the size of the measuring instrument. With different-sized instruments come different measurements of the same object. When measuring a shoreline, the smaller the yardstick the longer the length of the shoreline. Therefore, mathematically speaking, shorelines are infinite. It is only through our personal perception of them that they seem finite.

In the same way, people perceive objects and spaces around them from subjective standpoints: memories, movement, senses, personal experiences and preferences.

Zahra Al-Mahdi is an English literature graduate from Kuwait University, College of Arts. She is a visual artist, writer, graphic novelist and film-maker with notable presence in the Kuwaiti creative community. Her debut graphic novel is titled We, The Borrowed. Zahra is currently working on a web miniseries titled Bird Watch, while also completing a Masters in comparative literary and cultural studies at Kuwait University.

The exhibition will be open to the public tomorrow from 1pm till 6pm at Blitz in St Lucy’s Street, Valletta.

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