In Transit : A solo exhibition at Manara Arts and Culture, Amman, Jordan
Curated by artmejo / 6 Dec 2021 - 31 Jan 2022
Selected works from this series
A Street in Mostar | watercolour | 12.7 x 24 cm (2020)
In Transit (2020-21) is a series of watercolour and gouache paintings exploring the state of being perpetually in transit, and questions of belonging, home, and temporariness.
On the one hand, I’ve found that movement can offer the highest form of freedom, and a sense of belonging that transcends sociocultural boundaries. The awareness of our limited time often leads to a more intense experience of a place. On the other, it sometimes leads to the inhabiting of a different sort of reality—a state of being in transit—isolated from the worlds that you physically reside in.
At the heart of it all is the idea of home. Does ‘home’ have to do with relationships, history, and time spent in a place—or is it a place that allows you to fully be yourself? To what extent does this influence your need to take flight, and what are you hoping to find? What stories and places do we carry within us that are different from the external spaces that we inhabit?
Tuzla Airport | watercolour | 18 x 26 cm (2021)
The Algarve, 1989 | watercolour | 18 x 26 cm (2020)
Jerusalem | watercolour | 10.5 x 21 cm (2021)
At the End of the Day | gouache | 25 x 18 cm (2020)
Nablus at Dusk | watercolour | 32x24 cm (2020)
Reading, Solace | watercolour & ink | 14 x 21.6 cm (2020)
Sunday Morning | gouache | 14 x 21.6 cm (2021)
Mornings | ink & brush pen | 15.2 x 10.2 cm (2020)
A Winter in Berlin | ink & brush pen | 15.2 x 10.2 cm (2020)
Featured on The Alipore Post journal (December 2021)
Cafe | ink & brush pen | 15.2 x 10.2 cm (2020)