Emergence
Emergence
By Marwa Abou Khalil
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Gouache on Canvas
40 x 30 cm
“I’m the house of joy And comfort without end
Inside a fountain flows with water made to mend where myrtle, daisy, rose, and gillyflowers grow.”
— The Arabian Nights
These past few years raised many questions regarding how I see myself: what is beauty; what is self-worth; what are my values?
When I look back and see the pressure for women to be perfect, whether through my personal experience or in our community. From the way we look to how nice and nurturing we must always be to fulfill societal expectations. And it’s layered in ways that make it hard to spot it when you don’t like to fight or draw boundaries.
In ancient Greece, vines symbolized rebirth and the connection between life and death. Emergence is an attempt to capture The fundamental teachings of nature: just like a tree is not afraid of fulfilling its highest potential.
About Marwa Abou Khalil
Visual artist with an environmentally conscious approach to crafts and painting, Marwa is a self-taught calligrapher, basket-weaver, and herbalist. She finds pleasure in making things with her own hands and transmitting that experience to others.
Since 2019, Marwa has been working on revitalizing and reclaiming Levantine traditions by finding connections between local crafts and contemporary art. Her recent projects involve revisiting the lost art of miniature painting.