Flora Safar

How do we understand each other, even when we don’t understand each other? A modified game of charades, called Charrada, becomes an artistic experimental method to experience, observe, and discuss communication between people with multilingual backgrounds. The name Charrada was made up in reference to other names for charade games, from which this version varies only in the aspect that the use of different languages is a central mechanism of the gameplay. Different modalities like movement, drawing, or translation are utilized, playfully showcasing the resourcefulness and creativity of human communicators. Ultimately, mutual understanding is always attainable through collaborative social effort.