Smurfistan
<p>The bookwork presents fragments from her recent <em>Smurfistan</em> installations of the spatial realm of the room of a young child. The smurfs, created by Peyo, were very popular among children in the 1980’s. In this calamity of children’s toys—Smurfs preside and soldiers, cowboys, dragons, dinosaurs dispute with each other. Hassan focuses on the world of a child, learning situations and the rupture of socio-cultural norms. The bookwork also contains a companion text, “Children & Social Spaces: Why Did Derrida Say No” by Ottawa-based fiction writer Marwan Hassan.</p>
Authors: Jamelie Hassan
Contributors: Marwan Hassan
Part of: onestar press