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Asma Bahmim, Red the Alopecia, 2022
Asma Bahmim, Red the Alopecia, 2022 Installation view of the "Fantasia" exhibition

Asma Bahmim Saudi, b. 1979

Red the Alopecia, 2022
Mixed media collage: natural red dye with Arabic gum and 22k gold leaf on handmade banana paper
29 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.
75.0 x 60.0 cm
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Fantasia: A World Between Reality and Imagination' is an exhibition that features dialogues between animals, whether they are lions or birds. All of these fables carry moral messages that we...
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Fantasia: A World Between Reality and Imagination" is an exhibition that features dialogues between animals, whether they are lions or birds. All of these fables carry moral messages that we lack today. Bahmim created fictional animals for contemporary topics; we see the fox with a wing of gold, the turtle with a shell packed with precious stones, and the king of elephants debating Fairouz the rabbit by the Moon pond. The artist sought to provide moral wisdom gained from stories passed down from one generation to the other through books and folktales about mythical creatures found in popular culture and human heritage. The tiger protects the cornfields, while the sharp-sighted and quick-witted peregrine falcon, also known as "Al-Shaheen", guards the horizon. These events take place outside the ordinary, in a fictional world full of wisdom, sermons, and imaginary creatures that depend on miniatures.
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Fantasia: A World Between Reality and Imagination, ATHR Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, January 23 - April 15 2023
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