تقبرني

^{تقبرني (Ta’burni), 2020. Photograph/collage, 24×36″.}

تقبرني (Ta’burni), meaning “bury me,” is the ultimate expression of love. It is communicated to someone to express that you hope you die before them, because you could not bear to live life without them. The artist takes inspiration from Lebanese food to create a digital collage in dedication to her partner. Having grown up hearing “ta’burni” (feminine) or “yo’burni” (gender neutral) from her mom growing up, she now passes on the phrase and food rituals to her lover. The roses, cinnamon, and parsley are interanimated in a fluid assembly to represent diaspora, pleasure, and cultural transference.