Video, 4min 20sec, Bern, 2006,
Exhibition Black cube white box, Centre PasquArt

In a digitally manipulated projection several images of brutal violence are shown through the searching and probing hand of the artist who obscures, in places, the images shown. The work “Paradies” is shown on the opposite wall. Wamidh al Ameri covers in his video „ Homeland in a hanky“ the images of war victims on tv screen by the hand of the viewer. His hand protects the viewer and at the same time he protects the image of the war victims of dishonor.(a gyalázattol) .The artistic intervention is so simple: he wants
to show the tragedy and he doesn’t want to see it. He wants to find the hand of peace in the middle of war massacer. at the same time he wants to let the people know about the tragedy. He shows what iraqi people doesn’t want to see. By covering it he shows at the same time, what is covered. He send us a message of the hand of the peace.