We shall rise Acrilics on fleece 72X56, 2025 The rage of the Mares of Diomedes is seen on the fleece, leaving marks of blood all over the surface. The destructive consequences of tyranny and cruelty is very clear. The abuse of power has become something natural, violence is a daily matter and it is normalized.…
Saber (cactus) kuffieh on cloth 100cm x 100cm, 2023 Saber is a dominant feature of the landscape of historic Palestine. Traditionally, it is planted as demarcations of land boundaries and it is a protective fence at the same time. To the Palestinians saber symbolizes resilience. The word saber in Arabic means also patience. In this…
The relationship between science and religion seems to be rival: science and religion have two different ways of approaching the truth. Science and religion are two fields that are often distinguished by their principles and concepts.
One of Kandinsky’s ideas was that there are certain fundamental associations between (primary) colors and shapes (square, circle, and triangle). He ran a test on people and found yellow triangle, red square, and blue circle.
The Kuffiieh is a symbol of the Palestinian people, an emblem of national struggle, unity and activism. The idea is to use it the as a foundation material and play with the idea of what is beneath.
A game of political contradictions, the Muslim women as a model of pop art.
The portraits of the Palestinian President (Mahmoud Abbas) and the Prime Minister of Israel (Benjamin Netanyahu), one on top of the other (mix media).
Homage to Magritte “This is not a pipe”. What is evident in an image or a symbol?
The ritual of coffee reading and analysing life always existed if Arabic culture, I have elaborated my work taking into account this “philosophy”.
The rosary is a sacred symbol that exists in most religions. There is a serious contradiction of the use of the rosary as such; symbol of mental relaxation, concentration, meditation and prayer, along with the sound produced by the rosary teeth, a sound of terror, fear and anxiety.
Collaboration with the Greek composer Christos David Daoulas: Sounds from the Arab Spring revolutions, shootings, riots, along with traditional sounds of the Middle East in peaceful periods and voices from the Media covering the news
The presence of the Symbols in every human activity is constant throughout the centuries. Their power and meaning always had a decisive contribution for the evolution of human thought and knowledge. The presence of a symbol can determine a certain role in human behavior.
