“You saw everything, now what will you do with Time ?”
I had the chance to talk to Tyree Gurton, founder of the Heidelberg Project, a sustainable community legacy aiming to empower and inspire artists, Detroit and Detroiters. It was a surreal experience as Tyree is quite the character: eccentric, mysterious and driven by his art, he was adamant that we had to explore the entire area before asking questions about the project. The Heidelberg Project is a platform for creative stimulation outside of museum walls and a cultural asset for Detroit. Tyree believes God tasked him with the mission to maintain his community as it was and is, in Time, turning it into a place that educates and challenges the status-quo. He believes in a community that can re-develop and sustain itself, from the inside out, by embracing its diverse cultures and artistic attributes, hence the various art installations covering almost 3 blocks. Everything is reused: shoes, dolls, TV’s, old cars, books, dog houses and more. I sure was inspired by the place and also by the intriguing conversation we had with him.
seeking comfort cradled in the warmth of a consuming fire of self repulsion and it’s hard to breathe
Open wide, look inside.
Is it a monster, a puppy ?
Or is it a child desperately planting trees
of suicidal tendencies ?
Who gave them the seeds ?
The autopsy gave you the lead.
The Narrators gave birth to an assassin
armed with weapons of words,
nailed to a coffin,
in the midst of the herd.
Obey, save the day, betray.
Steal, kill the ill, do not feel.
Invoke the spell, repel, rebel.
Divide et Empera
Afraid of the Other Side
Although,the Other Side
is akin to mine.
The Seer proclaimed:
“Careful children !
Ill-mannerism awakens The Dead Man
she’ll get you in your sleep,
or through pressure of your peers.
Get off the carousel,
Time rang the bell,
cover your head in the dark,
shiver in the cold,
memorize the shadows,
pay for your soul.”
I wish it wasn’t so
Black or White,
Blue or Red,
What about both ?
What about gray ?
I want to stand in a place
where,
Your fear stares in the eyes of mine
But only sees the mist.
I wish you could see my face.
5400 x 7200 px
digital painting, photo manipulation
It is as it was
As it always has been
Because water is also gas
In awe we shall be.
Pause the rewind a moment,
Be the hopeful
flow of the river.
Slide 1: Nour
Slide 4: Hadil
Deep Conversation With The Cosmos
I wanted to illustrate the Platonic idea of Forms and Shadows. The idea that the soul existed before birth and dwelled in what he calls the Forms: the timeless unchanging and infinite archetypes of all of which that exists. The Shadows constitute the world of sensory perception: what we see hear, touch, feel. Through this piece, I am exploring the concept of learning as a mean to remember our infinity, to interact with the Forms and Shadows to receive knowledge and essentially exist.
17 x 11 inches
digital painting, photo manipulation
“Perfection is imperfection itself”
The voice of the dove sounded like the subtle tone of the wind. An affirmation of strength breaking through the rubbles of despair, as the squirrels and bunnies hop around curiously. Hadil spoke, I listened, captured and now I remember there is beauty in rough edges and sinuous paths.
