I Dream of Jeannie
In 2012, The Galleries, Katara Cultural Village, West Bay, Doha and The Pearl, Qatar invited Parnes to create an installation for the "I Dream of Jeannie: I See Demons" exhibition. Through mediums including sculpture, photography and paintings, Parnes reintroduces the subtle Middle Eastern origins of "I Dream of Jeannie", the American television situation comedy. The name of the television program is a play on the French word "genie", derived from the Arabic word "Jinn" (a supernatural being). The Jinn, mentioned in the Quran, is identified with mischief-making and trouble-doing. A Persian translation of "I Dream of Jeannie" is "I See Demons."