Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11 Alserkal Avenue) is pleased to announce Compressed Thoughts, a solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Nadim Karam presenting his newest sculptural works.
This latest body of work is a development from his Stretching Thoughts series, in which he explores the infinite possibilities of creative thoughts to go beyond boundaries, and Neglected Thoughts series, his allusion to abandoned potential.
Karam experiments with the idea of condensing far-reaching thoughts into a palpable essence. Using the same sculptural language as the other Thoughts series, Karam continues working with recycled steel rods, previously housed in residential buildings in the suburbs of Beirut prior to their destruction. Extracted and rendered into pure matter, these steel rods are the starting point of the Compressed Thoughts series.
Through these works, Karam questions the place of thoughts in space and time – examining the concept of pure thought, the form in which it resides and the possibility of reaching it. His compressed steel rods are representations of the creative mind: extreme condensations of energy within a restrained space. Each individual work is a unique configuration, and all share a still, concentrated potential.
