This projects brings to attention the relationship between a driver and his diana (DYNA toyota truck). A space where the driver creates a moment of fantasy and space of privacy and all his dreams possibly come true. This truck, used for transporting varying things from banana to humans, furniture and sheep, is highly decorated and every year there is a new fashion which involves the upholster, carpenter, painter, and the accessory shop owner.
Hanan and I met with the different groups of men who work these trucks, and work on them. We went on journeys and made interviews. This is a "man's" world that uses very "female" elements: heart shaped cushions, little stuffed teddy bears, velvet, dolls, sequin, and a lot of glitter.
We recreated a DYNA truck and placed it during the Meeting Point event on an accessible terrace, people could sit in it, pretend to drive it overlooking the city, and watch a video recording of an ninterview and trip taken with one of the DYNA true drivers. A sneak peak on the private life of a DYNA truck driver.
The post cards we deisgned were part of the work, a document, a piece of transporation.
http://www.makanhouse.net/content/meeting-points-2005
bibliography:
http://rubasaqr.blogspot.com/2008/02/artist-diala-khasawnih-to-launch-beauty.html
