Losing My Orient(ation) October - November 2013, Beirut A4 (29,7 x 21,0 cm) Water color, acrylic color, pencil, color pencil, felt-tip pen and collage on paper i Orientation is a function of the mind involving awareness of three dimensions: time, place and person. Problems with orientation lead to disorientation, and can be due to various conditions, from delirium to intoxication. Typically, disorientation is first in time, then in place and finally in person. The orientation of a map is the relationship between the directions on the map and the corresponding compass directions in reality. The word "orient" is derived from Latin oriens, meaning East. In the Middle Ages many maps, including the T and O maps, were drawn with East at the top. Orientalism is a term to describe a pervasive Western tradition, both academic and artistic, of prejudiced outsider interpretations of the Western Asia. The image is from Yum Yum instant noodles, produced by Wan Thai Foods Industry in Bangkok. Tags: Lebanon, Beirut, Thailand, Orient, orientalism, orientation, noodles, chicken 139 / 779