Homebound 2000

Mona Hatoum's "Homebound" (2000) is an installation artwork that critiques the concept of home and its connection to safety and security. The piece features a room-like setting, complete with furniture, lighting, and a seemingly impenetrable barrier of barbed wire, which creates a sense of entrapment and confinement. This piece, along with Hatoum's other works, uses common household items and materials to highlight themes of displacement, migration, and the anxieties of modern life. "Homebound" has been exhibited internationally, provoking discussions about the complexities of the home environment in the face of political and social tensions.