Arabs in Yerushalayim
My figurative artworks tell a story of human community and connection that goes beyond story-telling. Contemporary beings, adrift on our own, often search for belonging. Sharing time and activities with a community is a beginning, but a deeper sense of belonging can be found through shared identity. It is not uncommon for people to take on labels, practices, and narratives to more personally locate ourselves inside communities. It is easy to see our differences, to focus on the stories that distinguish my people from your people, but with a slight change of attitude, it is also easy to see that the desire to tell stories and locate oneself within a narrative is a human desire that most share. Rather than finding excuses for disconnection and avoiding others over differences, I seek connections with others as I include them in my art imagery. Thus my body of work explores human stories as a commonality of humanity; while I look at story-telling, my work is beyond story-telling.