Safwan Dahoul: Awake

8 March - 15 May 2022
Dream 186, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 210 x 200 cm
Dream 186, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
210 x 200 cm

Ayyam Gallery is pleased to present Awake, a solo exhibition featuring Safwan Dahoul’s newest body of work.

 

Dahoul’s Dream series has explored the physical and psychological effects of alienation and solitude for over three decades. The artist embraces his dreams in all their beauty, chaos, and nuances. Some are disconcerting nightmares of unsettled beings, while others are dreams of a perpetual longing for Safwan’s homeland. Dahoul talks about the gnawing pain of being in diaspora, so close yet so far, estranged. Partly autobiographical, this seminal body of work encloses feelings and emotions within each canvas while emanating through space nonetheless. 
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