Long Island City Library
37-44 21 Street, Long Island City, NY 1110
Annabel Daou’s Password consists of a collated collection of responses from visitors to the library who were asked to anonymously divulge the strategies they use to create private and memorable passwords for their personal online accounts. In sharing these strategies, visitors offer something personal to other library visitors, while contributing to a text that oscillates between singular and shared experiences. Printed on silk, a material associated with intimacy, the work suggests that secrets and hidden truths reside within the public institutional space of the library.
About Annabel Daou
Annabel Daou’s work takes place at the intersection of writing, speech, and nonverbal communication. Her paper-and-tape constructions, sound pieces, and performances explore the language of power and intimacy. Recent and upcoming projects include: Chou Hayda? an audio work at the National Museum of Beirut (through December 2018) and just one question, a solo show at Galerie Tanja Wagner, Berlin (November 2018).
About Long Island City Library
Queens Library at Long Island City provides essential services to its community, including computer classes, story time, and special events.