Storytelling in art

Overview "Act.No.06: 1001 Nights in Zanzibar is a multimedia installation that uncovers silenced stories of forced child marriages and political persecution following the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964. Inspired by the original 1001 Nights and Scheherazade's use of storytelling to transform a vengeful king into a compassionate leader, the work explores a 1971 presidential decree that allowed officials to forcibly marry underage girls, including many women in the artist's family. These policies led to...