In Time We Are Nowhere But Here

Oil on Canvas
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In Time We Are Nowhere but Here (2023) is Nhawfal’s latest exploration on time, memories, and forms. Through construction, deconstruction and reconstruction of everyday forms and objects, Nhawfal looks for the fundamental elements that shape our sense of existence. The series comprises nine paintings, each inviting the audience into an internal dialogue encompassing metaphysical elevation, contemporary panopticism, the essence of repose, and the very nature of being.

Crafted like scenes of religious stories, Nhawfal sets us inside the dome or the obelisk he built, looking outward from an arch-shaped opening; before our eyes is a surrealistic world filled with
monolithic structures beyond the death of history and postmodernism. Monolithic structures have always been perceived as a symbol of power and solidification of one’s position—a state of total presence or even omnipresence. While the audience is set in eternal contemplation on the edifices of authority, it is also a contemplation of immortality—a reassurance of our existence, as eternally as
the structure itself. In the words of the artist, “We are not merely an ephemeral being on earth but an immortalised spectre with an unyielding future.” - https://www.ac43gallery.com/children-of-the-star

For This is Where You Will Find Me
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A site-specific installation that celebrates the transition of day into night; Ramadan to Syawwal. A psychological structure that reflects upon the spiritual gap (growth​) we intend to bridge; from the Heavens down to Earth; from the absorption of aether and piercing it deep into our hearts. 

The Forestalling of Something Bigger
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The Forestalling of Something Bigger is the presentation and examination of the values and attribution associated to a possible realisation of art contained within the immediate stratum of an artist's process; a sketch.