Nostalgia

2025

nostalgia involves a play on duality, exiting in-between the shadows and lights, night & day, sun & moon, desert & city, present & past… i started with a sense of reminisce, shaping symbols from my home-town, amman while painting an abstract of the sandy desert of wadi rum, in an earlier version i was looking at buildings in general, then i became clearer with a focus on my grandma’s old house, located in jabal el webdeh - i zoomed in further, specifically the front door leading to her place, where we would sit in the garden, the warmth and laughter, even at night times, the smell of yasmeen flowers. the arches on the right side can be associated with several buildings in the old town, jabal el webdeh, rainbow street or wasat el balad, they remind me of my mother and our walks and talks in the area. the ghost on the left is my grandma, who lingers in my dreams, and visits me often, her presence although not physical remains very near.. The hand pointing upwards, drawn towards the moon light yet in its reflection it is feeding the sun, equally it is keeping the balance in-between.

earlier version