Iman Issa

Surrogates, a film about things to be used, in order of appearance, by self or others, for touching upon larger, insidious, or different things

Inspired by the Coachella Valley landscape and Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Surrogates, a film about things to be used, in order of appearance, by self or others, for touching upon larger, insidious, or different things consists of a film-set prop of a refining facility accompanied by a written description of the main sequence from the film featuring the prop. Both prop and text collaborate to offer a window into an expanded view that although implied is not fully pictured, leaving a lot of information to be desired in terms of exact function, location, and overall narrative. As a display, they are presented instead as autonomous fragments, with a life of their own, yearning to be perused in their temporary new home on the grounds of Sunnylands.

Surrogates, a film about things to be used, in order of appearance, by self or others, for touching upon larger, insidious, or different things
33.780354, -116.409640
Sunnylands Center & Gardens
Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Desert X 2019