Majlis al Jinn (Meeting Place of the Jinn)

Genie (Arabic: جني jinnī, or djinni) is a supernatural creature in Pre-islamic and Islamic mythology which (according to both mythology) occupies a parallel world to that of mankind, and together with humans and angels makes up the three sentient creations of Allah. (1) The Holy Qur’aan reveals that Jinn are created from fire whereas the human beings are created from clay. Although they are invisible to human eyes, the jinn can see us... (2) I have always felt that the empty swimming pools and abandoned hotels featured in JG Ballard’s stories are symbols of loss and can be seen as “ghosts“. The empty structures shown here are in the process of being made and therefore have a very different relationship with time. In this video I wanted to mix Ballardian landscapes with elements of Islamic mythology to arrive at something new and unfamiliar. This is the reality of this part of the middle east: 21st century technologies combined with religious beliefs forged in the 7th century. Majlis al Jinn takes place on a s