“Annabel Daou’s works occur at the intersections of writing, speech, as well as non-verbal modes of communication. Her paper- and tape-based constructions, sound pieces and performances explore the language of intimacy and self-encounter. Using phrases that are alternately repetitious, possessive and imperative, she negotiates the space between the matters we hold close and the hold these matters have on us. Daou physically intervenes and reconfigures the surfaces of her works by tearing them up and repairing them again. Words written on mending tape alternately hold together and pull apart the various surfaces, which are made out of various kinds of papers with textures which gives the impression of wood, glass shards, fabric or precious metals. Daou’s handwriting functions as a link between the individual pieces. The sources of her writing are literary models as well as her own memories…”