“House on a Dream” is a wooden chest on stand. The stand is inspired by one of the historic houses, Ghazala House, built in the seventeenth century, in the Judayda Quarter of old Aleppo. Bayt Ghazaleh, that have been damaged by the war. The drawer pulls are carved music lyrics in Arabic.

Music is part of the history and present of Aleppo. it is speculated that the tradition of singing developed in a musical favorable environment. The tall walls made of big blocks of stones surrounding open courtyards produced echo and amplified the sound. craftsmen sang while they worked, the mason hitting and shaping the stones would sing and toil to the rhythm of the music.

Songs are traditionally started with the expression “ya laylee, ya layl” - “oh my night, Oh night” as represented in the carving on the drawers’ pulls of the chest of drawers. The repetition of the words allows the singer to show off their singing voice, as well as convince the listener of the authenticity of their words. They are confiding in the solitude of night. “Ya layla ya ein” sets the emotion of a song, it could be slow-paced, melancholic but also can transform into an upbeat chant to dance to.

Photos of different sections of the house line the inside of the drawers, just like memories, they communicate an essence in a chaotic and fluid way. The stand of the chest represents one of the facades compromising a large arch, which has been completely destroyed.