The Artist:
In the first exhibit ever by a Gulf artist in Palestine, Saudi Artsit
Reem Al Faisal's black and white photographs received a lot of attention.
The exhibit featured photographs taken in Egypt, Hong Kong, Saudi
Arabia and Ireland. The photographer has exhibited previously in
China, Egypt, France, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. She has also written
numerous publications relating to photography. Reem is a member
of the House of Photography in Jeddah.
She says:
"I like to define myself as a Muslim artist, sprung from
my native Saudi culture and history. In my art I am seeking to show
signs of the Divine in nature and in Man. For me, light is one of
the many manifestations of God. Which he casts in our path through
life to remind us of His constant presence in ourselves and in every
place. Every photograph is a pattern of light and shade. For me,
my photography is a way to praise God's glory in the universe."
Reem Al Faisal.
The Exhibit:
Following text from Reem Al Faisal's book Diwan Al Noor:
The distance Reem Al Faisal has covered is that of an inward continuity….
At the heart of an anonymous universe, a well traveled female photographer's
daily milieu, she builds up her rules, her personal guide marks,
and her plastic linkages, which fuse worlds, culture, and nature…even
the most contradictory.
She appears in Saudi Arabia, in Egypt, in China and at the same
time in Ireland and France…. she belongs everywhere, witness
both to a precious cultural beauty and to a natural simplicity,
focusing on a minute detail or scanning a panorama. Her gaze, her
expressions are varied, alternating between minimal graphics or
hazy poetic images, lyrical or serene, rich of bared.
The coalescing challenge, the synergy she has set for herself,
demand these subtle metissages, these eclectic collages that reflect
delicate emotions. They will make us cross freely and quite naturally
any geographical, chronological or aesthetic frontiers.
We thank Mr. Khaled Jum'an; director of Miracle Graphics Co. in
Bahrain, which designed the book, for making this exhibit possible.
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