The face seems to emerge from a dense border of leaves and blossoms, almost as if memory or nature itself has built a frame around her. The white veil may suggest ceremony, protection, even a bridal presence, while the dark foliage keeps the image from becoming purely celebratory. One begins to wonder whether she is being adorned, preserved, or slowly absorbed into the world that surrounds her.
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…