With all the upheavals taking place in today’s uncertain world, how has the image of the apocalypse transformed over time? Is it still imagined within a romantic religious framework, or has it shifted towards darker, more unknown territory? BEHIND THE SUN attempts to explore the decaying portrait of the end of the world by using real-life footage: VHS tapes of the burning oil fields in Kuwait in 1991 - a contemporary update to Werner Herzog’s film Lessons in Darkness. These hellish images are combined with audio monologues from Islamic television programs, creating a picture of sublimity within destruction. (Monira Al Qadiri)
