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Sindaali
Oil on Canvas
60x60 cm
The magnification of a pearl shifts the focus to its historical role as both a currency and a vital resource for livelihood. The emphasis is on how pearls, once crucial for survival and trade in the UAE, embody both beauty and rarity forged under adverse conditions. This perspective highlights the pearl's dual nature as a symbol of resilience and a valuable commodity in times past. The color schemes, warm and playful, accentuate the pearl's ethereal qualities, underscoring its significance beyond mere ornamentation and into the realms of economy and sustenance.
60x60 cm
The magnification of a pearl shifts the focus to its historical role as both a currency and a vital resource for livelihood. The emphasis is on how pearls, once crucial for survival and trade in the UAE, embody both beauty and rarity forged under adverse conditions. This perspective highlights the pearl's dual nature as a symbol of resilience and a valuable commodity in times past. The color schemes, warm and playful, accentuate the pearl's ethereal qualities, underscoring its significance beyond mere ornamentation and into the realms of economy and sustenance.
Mountain Palm Mountain
Sediment pigment, Acrylic on Canvas
240x150 cm
Using Arabic gum, I transform the colorful rocks collected from Siji, my mother's village in Northern UAE, into pigment. The technique preserves collective memory through non-traditional archival methods, making use of the land in order to depict it. Siji's villagers, who live a specific lifestyle, are captured not just in the physical location of the canvas but also in its dynamic, transient essence.
240x150 cm
Using Arabic gum, I transform the colorful rocks collected from Siji, my mother's village in Northern UAE, into pigment. The technique preserves collective memory through non-traditional archival methods, making use of the land in order to depict it. Siji's villagers, who live a specific lifestyle, are captured not just in the physical location of the canvas but also in its dynamic, transient essence.
Echo
Charcoal on moving image
1:20 min
Music by Daniel Nivia
Through the use of sikham, a charcoal native to Bedouin people, I aim to create a layered narrative that explores the heritage and memories of daily life in Siji through intertwined sequences with footage from the 80s. In this unique animation technique, excerpts are posterized to five frames per second and printed, illustrated on with sikham, and then scanned. Against these fixed characters, the morphing landscape animations symbolically illustrate the fluidity and adaptability of the nomadic lifestyle, signaling resilience despite ever-changing conditions.
1:20 min
Music by Daniel Nivia
Through the use of sikham, a charcoal native to Bedouin people, I aim to create a layered narrative that explores the heritage and memories of daily life in Siji through intertwined sequences with footage from the 80s. In this unique animation technique, excerpts are posterized to five frames per second and printed, illustrated on with sikham, and then scanned. Against these fixed characters, the morphing landscape animations symbolically illustrate the fluidity and adaptability of the nomadic lifestyle, signaling resilience despite ever-changing conditions.
Red Blue and Yellow Makes Brown
Oil on canvas, Triptych
40x50 cm, each
In my depiction of the Siji mountains, I intentionally use primary colors - red, blue, and yellow - that meld to form Siji's distinctive brown tone. This color choice is more than visual; it's a meaningful way to express the rich history and culture of the region. The blending of these essential colors into one earthy brown symbolizes the integration of diverse cultural elements of Siji, making the artwork a vivid expression of the area's history and identity.
40x50 cm, each
In my depiction of the Siji mountains, I intentionally use primary colors - red, blue, and yellow - that meld to form Siji's distinctive brown tone. This color choice is more than visual; it's a meaningful way to express the rich history and culture of the region. The blending of these essential colors into one earthy brown symbolizes the integration of diverse cultural elements of Siji, making the artwork a vivid expression of the area's history and identity.
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