Black Square
The Islamic headscarf is the most controversial and most discussed piece of fabric of our time. Depending on who you ask, the headscarf is a symbol of oppression, purity, patriarchy, protest, or self expression. Depending on where you are, women are either free, forced or forbidden to wear one. The headscarf shows us, in all its simplicity, the complexity of symbols. Pinned to the wall, this complex and ambiguous symbol turns into a neutral and colourless two dimensional piece of fabric: a black square.
An Islamic headscarf, satin 100 x 100 cm
Black Square at Thing NoThing — Van AbbemuseumCredits
Black Square
by Yuri Veerman
Black Square
by Yuri Veerman
2011
Satin Islamic headscarf
100 x 100 cm
Photos
Top: Sjoerd Knibbeler
Bottom: Yuri Veerman