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Inside the Box (Work in Progress)

Inside the Box is a poetic and immersive video installation documenting the passage of time inside a single room—from Fajr (dawn) to after Maghreb (sunset). Through 360° time-lapse, layered soundscapes, and scanned elements from different stages of construction, the work reflects on memory, architecture, and loss. Guided by the rhythm of the Adhan (call to prayer), the piece invites viewers into a space where past and present quietly merge.

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Concept Layers 

  1. Time Layer
    Capturing a full day from Fajr (dawn) to after Maghreb (sunset), with the rhythm of the Adhan marking subtle shifts in time and atmosphere.

  2. Spatial Layer
    The room as a “box” — an enclosed container of memories and architecture — changing through different stages of construction and human presence.

  3. Memory Layer
    Integrating personal and family memories through scanned objects and artifacts that resonate with the space.

  4. Sound Layer
    A carefully composed soundscape blending ambient recordings with symbolic elements (water, echoes, silence) to shape the emotional atmosphere.

  5. Narrative Layer
    An indirect story of presence and absence, weaving in moments of loss and continuity through visual and sonic cues.

  6. Symbolic Layer
    Water as an open metaphor — leakage, cleansing, or release — and thresholds like windows and doorways as boundaries between inside and outside.

A glimpse inside the evolving space — moments captured in 360°, where time, memory, and architecture quietly merge. Part of the ongoing work Inside the Box.

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2D scan of a 1950s view of Salfit, Palestine — preserving a rural memory of dirt roads and open fields before the town’s urban growt

  • Concept & Direction: Hiba G. Isleem

  • Mentorship: Shuruq Harb (Tadafuq / Flow mentorship program)

  • Location: Salfit, Palestine

  • Status: Work in Progress (2025)

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