Rabih Mroué: I, the Undersigned - The People are Demanding

Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) presents the first solo exhibition in the UK by Lebanese artist, theatre director, playwright and actor Rabih Mroué at Rivington Place. A last minute intervention by the artist directly responds to current political events, the original title 'I, the Undersigned' has been replaced with 'The People are Demanding' and a new work produced. The exhibition explores politics, conflict and the relationship between personal responsibilities and the wider narratives of Lebanon and the region.

The iconic slogan ‘The People are Demanding' is being heard in cities across the Middle East where a revolution is unfolding, and becomes the title of a new installation for the window space. Including this slogan with a list of actions, the work is an acknowledgment of the extraordinary revival of popular unity, linking the exhibition to the street and elsewhere.

Other installations in the exhibition pose questions concerning historical narration, memory and forgetting. Mroué's approach merges critical theatre and performance art, incorporating video footage, photographs, found documents and newspaper clippings.