The Kawala is one of the oldest instruments in Arabic music and is traditionally used in laments. The video Kawala play shows the end of a Kawala in close-up. While a continuous, meditative tone sounds, one can watch a soap bubble grow. The lively play of colours and reflections appears to be a visual realisation of the tone. As the bubble grows, its iridescent membrane becoming increasingly lighter and more transparent, it mirrors the room ever more clearly – until the sound stops and the bubble bursts.
![Kawala Play](/static/2001ac6aa563e24317ddaef8db5abe75/3050d/werkbild.jpg)
![Kawala Play](/static/52b938c798d67da08344424eec706137/5267c/006.jpg)
![Kawala Play](/static/52cc0d716248cd95109c43211b4565e5/1e21a/003.jpg)
![Kawala Play](/static/f4df1ddeb7f324052d126cd2ede6621c/6c9c3/004.jpg)
![Kawala Play](/static/eba6652da066d774907ea5328f45ce5c/1e21a/005.jpg)
![Kawala Play](/static/7b7662d89a3516494ac77e639d53ebed/9ae27/002.jpg)