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Batoul
A quiet emergence from the inner void.
Overview
Batoul explores the unseen landscape of the inner self, where suffering is not expressed through outward drama, but through what remains beneath the surface.
Created in dialogue with Al-Batoul, a poem by Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen, the sculpture does not seek to illustrate its verses. Instead, it allows wood, form, silence, and absence to carry what words cannot fully contain.
Preserved cavities, emerging forms, and the natural presence of the material invite the viewer to encounter a state rather than a narrative. Meaning is not confined to the face alone, but unfolds across the entire sculpture, allowing what is hidden to carry as much presence as what is revealed.
Context
Batoul enters into dialogue with Al-Batoul by Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin, not by translating its verses into form, but by responding to the emotional landscape beneath them.
The sculpture remains rooted in its own visual language, allowing wood, silence, and absence to carry meanings that words alone cannot fully contain.
The result is neither an interpretation nor an adaptation, but an independent work that stands beside the poem in quiet conversation.
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Gallery
Wood is never approached as a passive material. Grain, voids, fractures, and natural history remain active participants in the work, shaping its presence as much as the carved form itself.
Meaning is not confined to the face alone. It unfolds across the sculpture, where preserved cavities, exposed fibres, and transitions between carved and untouched surfaces guide the viewer through the work, allowing both material and figure to carry equal presence.
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