Ayyam Gallery Damascus will proudly present Trance the solo exhibition of Syrian photographer Nassouh Zaghlouleh. Coinciding with Ammar Al Beik’s Oil Leaks, which will be shown in an opposite part of the gallery, Trance will feature several new works by the midcareer artist.
As nude dancers appear stretched to the point of distortion, Zaghlouleh has used traditional black and white photography that is then scanned and reworked as their lean bodies become points of virtual abstraction. The flesh, limbs and torsos of these anonymous models serve as defining elements of the composition. In some instances they are rendered as thin white lines that divide the composition along a central axis. Other photographs show their forms in mid-dance, in various positions as they have the appearance of wavelengths, adding a sense of movement while suggesting the presence of sound.