**Ari Sarkis Alpert —
My Multitasking Mother
Screenprint & AR Work Debuting in Beirut, 29 November**
Multidisciplinary visual artist and printmaker Ari Sarkis Alpert, who grew up between Istanbul and New York and whose family roots extend into Turkish, American, Armenian, and Jewish cultural histories, presents a new work that merges lived memory with contemporary printmaking: “My Multitasking Mother.”
The work will premiere on 29 November in Beirut, Lebanon, at SoukSawda’s “Cliché in Sip” event, where Alpert will also conduct an extended live printing performance. Representing Turkey as the sole participating artist from the country, Alpert brings a personal yet cross-cultural narrative to a city where memory, loss, and resilience are in constant dialogue.
About the Work
“My Multitasking Mother” is a hybrid print combining traditional serigraphy with an augmented reality (AR) layer. When viewed through a mobile device, the static print animates—unfolding a visual narrative that extends beyond the frame.
The piece centers on Alpert’s mother, who performed as an oriental dancer in 1980s London, surviving and thriving through multidirectional roles: performer, immigrant, teacher, costume-maker, and mother. The work becomes both a tribute and a reconstruction of a lived archive—where personal memory transitions into collective cultural document.
Conceptual Framework
Alpert’s practice frequently focuses on lived memory, diaspora identity, matrilineal storytelling, and the tension between visibility and erasure. The print revives a historically overlooked art form—screenprinting—as a site for technological expansion and emotional resonance.
In “My Multitasking Mother,” the AR component acts not as an embellishment, but as a conceptual extension: the unseen labor, rhythms, and resilience of a woman who moved across cultures and expectations.
Beirut Context & Cultural Presence
Presenting this work in Beirut, amid a time of regional political strain and the realities of war, carries an added layer of meaning for Alpert. The artist describes his participation as:
“a gesture of cultural solidarity—an insistence that memory, art-making, and storytelling continue across borders.”
His presence as the only artist representing Turkey amplifies the transnational spirit of the project, situating it between personal heritage and shared regional histories.
Event Program
Live Printing: 12:00 – 18:00
Artist Talks: 19:00 – 21:00
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