Burning Runaway
Digital art , 44 cm x 58.8 cm
Digital art , 44 cm x 58.8 cm
The two art pieces include a traditional agarwood (oud) box used in most households in Qatar and other Middle Eastern countries for scent. Once the box is open, it reveals a human figure running, in a desert. This art sequence shows the freedom felt when connecting to one’s personal upbringing and how difficult it is to feel this way when one is disconnected from it. The use of warm colors and clouds makes it surreal and almost as though it is a dream.
The Hidden Struggle
Oil painting, 20cm x30 cm
Oil painting, 20 cm x 30 cm
Using oil painting, the representation of the rich and realistic reality of struggling with diabetes on Garangao, a traditional holiday in Qatar where candy is passed around, is shown. The small size of the insulin pump, should trigger questions from the audience, which is a reaction I usually get when revealing my pump, making me feel alienated for something that is not foreign to me, but others.