“Yet the horizon is so free, it exists no longer”
I made these 63 drawings in a state of great paralysis this July in Beirut
Today, this paralysis is that of the entire world
Paralysis of meaning
Paralysis of thought
Yet the horizon is so free, it exists no longer
Yes I want to show intimacy in my drawings
The intimacy of the fear of others
Of that which is afraid to appear
Don’t consider the one who looks like a voyeur, for through his vision he completes
the form to be seen
Taking shape until infinity, at that same moment when the seeing and the blind eye
Exchange a look
My fingers’ nervousness creates the invisible
Emptiness and silence offer up movement
With the urgency to draw
My head detaches itself from the rest
And emptiness comes to me
And to the other, words
LAWAND
London, October 2013
Lawand: Equinox, From Beirut to London is now on at The Mosaic Rooms.
Open Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 6pm, Entrance Free
This exhibition is part of the Nour Festival of Arts
Associated events include: Poetry From Art-Writing the Body workshop, and Art & Poetry artist’s talk.