Addendum

Ten drawings, watercolor on paper overlaid with watercolor on vellum, A4, 2007

This series of drawings utilizes images from music by J.S. Bach and information related to the trial of the Somali immigrant Nuradin Abdi, whose case was described in my previous film, Possible Models (2004). Abdi was arrested in 2003 and accused of planning to blow up a shopping mall in Columbus Ohio. The case finally went to trial on August 6, 2007. Abdi made a deal with the U.S. government to plead guilty to one charge. He was most likely be given 10 years in prison and then deported to Somalia. nb: As of this writing (July 2020), Abdi was been deported to Somalia after two years in prison in the United States.

The drawings combine images of cell phones and televisions, trained trees, music by Bach and keyboard tunings, as well as maps of Somalia and Ohio. Each drawing is two or three layers, watercolor on paper with one or two drawings of watercolor on vellum layered on top.