Take It from Here 

Maya Sharabani helps visitors shed the burden of identifying objects – their smartphone, house keys, wallet. Objects that over the years have attached themselves in our bodies, almost like a natural evolutionary process. “Take It from Here” is an invitation to participate in the exhibition and experience it as nameless nomad. Sharabani transforms the cafeteria in the entrance lobby into a check in kiosk. Viewers are invited to take part in an airport-like baggage check in ceremony, carried out by an unorthodox flight attendant. After a short compatibility interview with the participants, their personal belongings are screened and packed into a bindle. The check in procedure is effectively also a check out process – the starting point for roaming the festival and a unique opportunity to experience a myriad of sensations, from lightness and liberation to (physical) weight.