Mounzer Kamnakache

23 May - 16 June 2009
In ancient times, art was a spiritual need inspired by the gods and supported by authority. Until recently, artists continued to derive their works and topics from spiritual and humane value, thus leaving works that have enriched our knowledge and culture. The development of means of expression and tools of knowledge had a great impact on supporting culture and nurturing its growth. This gave the artist limitless options, and the freedom of expression has become a responsibility that cannot be exercised without self-control in pursuit of value. The artist, thus, faces a struggle between the hegemony of the matter and the need for human values that have become necessary to a large extent. In what I present, I try to go back to the self, and search for bright and pure things in it. The cycle of life in nature excites me, whether it is a bud, a small plant, or even a big tree that lays down the last leaf in autumn, or a neonate that tries to feel the world for the first time to an old aged person who, with a sweet smile, waves their hand in farewell to that neonate. Woman (the connector) is the human being who gives us the pulse of life and its tenderness at the same time, and like all other creatures, places us before the big question.