Riiko Sakkinen | A4 Drawings | Don't the Arabs Know That They Are (Heinz  2 Minute Noodles) Oriental
Don't the Arabs Know That They Are (Heinz 2 Minute Noodles) Oriental
October - November 2013, Beirut
A4 (29,7 x 21,0 cm)
Water color, acrylic color, pencil, color pencil and felt-tip pen on paper
i Arabs are a panethnic group primarily inhabiting Western Asia, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa. Arabs in general are a highly heterogenous collection of peoples, with differing ancestral origins, religious backgrounds, historic identities, traditions and lore.

The Orient means the East. It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Middle East or the Far East, in relation to Europe. Oriental in advertising language in Lebanon refers to East Asia.

Heinz is a U.S. food conglomerate.
Tags: Lebanon, Orient, orientalism, Arab, Heinz, noodles
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