Fadi Balhawan
The Ascent Of The Written Word, 2022
Ink on Paper
42 x 29.7 cm
.د.إ 12,850.00
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Every line in this composition is handwritten, transforming language into landscape. Arabic and English texts converge toward a luminous center, suggesting thatknowledge, memory, and faith share a common origin. The...
Every line in this composition is handwritten, transforming language into landscape. Arabic and English texts converge toward a luminous center, suggesting thatknowledge, memory, and faith share a common origin. The work invites the viewer to journey through written thought as if crossing mountains toward light, wherewords cease to be read and begin to be experienced. Balhawan's practice dissolves the boundary between calligraphy, drawing, and contemporary abstraction,
presenting writing itself as a living architectural form.
presenting writing itself as a living architectural form.
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