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Calligraphic composition in Kufic script: The word I used here is actually jinni جنّي, singular form of jinn. There is no better scholarly source for jinn studies than Ibn Arabi. Without getting lost into pages and pages of discussion, I want to point out that the primary meaning of the word jinn is "hidden, invisible to the eye", which is why he describes 3 ways of understanding it as mentioned in the Qur'an: 1. God created 3 races of rational beings: Angels, Jinn and Men. Jinn are intermediate beings between the spiritual nature of the former and the earthly nature of the latter. They belong to the imaginal, the world of archetypes, and this may be why they are said to inspire artists and poets (Arabic even has a verb, waswis, to refer specifically to jinn whispering in one's ear) 2. Jinn is a general term referring to "all that which is concealed: angels and other beings". 3. The jinn refers to the invisible part of the human being, their inner world, as opposed to what is visible of them (body, actions). These may not be be mutually exclusive, but can be seen to point to a complex, interpenetrating reality. The notion of concealment, of elusiveness, drove my design: the word must be there, but where is it? Materials: Acrylics, gilding Paper: Bockingford 300 gsm, 50x50cm
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I'm a British-Lebanese artist who moved from Beirut to East London about a decade ago. I'm best known for reviving archaic styles of Arabic calligraphy (the Kufi scripts) and the medieval art materials that accompany them. My work reflects my experience of the world as being alive with mystery. It invites the viewer to step into this forgotten space by holding them in wonder and stillness: in this vulnerable moment, when one is silenced by beauty and by not-knowing, remembrance can stir. To this end, the work takes on different shapes, from images of contemplation made up of unreadable words to multisensory interactive objects that tell an unspoken story.
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