Iman Issa’s work with photography and sculptural installation suggests cryptic narratives or evidence of a momentary event or decision though full disclosure is never achieved. Like crime scenes, her banal images are charged with potency, particularly in her treatment of otherwise insignificant details. At the heart of Issa’s practice is a distinction between identification and recognition.

Triptych#1, 2009
Installation
Photographs, wooden sculpture, wooden shelf
Dimensions variable
Photo: Ian Douglas

Triptych #6, 2009
Photographs, text
17.2 x 11.5 centimeters (framed small photo)
US Letter size (framed text)
48.1 x 71.5 centimeters (framed large photo)

www.imanissa.com