Ethereal Discovery
2024

The exhibition is a personal portrayal of symbols and seasons of my life. Transitions of age and identities: from the wondering child to the contemplative adolescent, to exploring the self in partnership, to the humbling, anchoring friendships, and to the adoptive role of motherhood. The emotion of this lifelong journey is reflected through a dreamlike colour palette, intended to highlight a line from Rilke’s poetry: “Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. And remember, loneliness is still time spent with the world.” Elements of nature are pertinent in their metaphor generosity: The Tree of Life is a symbol of resilience in my homeland Bahrain; the blue birds embody the essence of finding freedom from the inner and exterior cages; the poppy flowers refer to re-birth (sleep, peace, and death); and finally, the sun as the guiding light that always carries me out of the dark night.

V-ART UNION

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