The paper boat becomes the quiet center of the composition, surrounded by faces that seem suspended between waiting, memory, and departure. Fragile and almost weightless, it may evoke passage, displacement, or the desire to cross toward another place, while the surrounding figures remain held within a shared emotional space. The image transforms a simple childhood symbol into a sign of vulnerability, hope, and the uncertain journey between presence and absence.
Talal Moualla
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Born in Syria in 1952, Talal Moualla is an artist, critic and researcher whose practice has shaped contemporary Arab visual discourse for more than five decades. Since the 1970s, he…