EAST IS EAST

Multan, Pakistan, 2003.

Large billboards dominate public space in Pakistan. The images are often in stark contrast to the surrounding place. East is East underlines the absurdity by doubling this image. A video is projected onto a large billboard mounted in public space. It shows the skyline of Multan, a 2 million city in Punjab. The camera zooms in on an English-looking tea advertisement.