Marwa Adel 2من اصل3

The Journey in Safar Khan
“Nakedness is not nakedness but pure vulnerability and standing up from nakedness is
solving the problem” Adel says. The choice and poetry in her calligraphy be it Farsi,
Arabic or Latin suggests her willingness to court controversy. “We live in a
constraining society where there are a lot of double standards, especially when it
comes t0 women.” Says Adel. “My art is about showing them in a different light in
which female beauty doesn’t have to be objectified.”
In her most recent work Marwa is working on how to make a revolution against
oneself. “lt is about showing all the things hidden inside you, and to be strong enough
to face your fears and angers and to express your dreams and hopes” Marwa says. The
artist’s process is long and tedious and starts with putting the idea on paper, visualizing
it, choosing the model and calligraphy to support the concept. Marwa manipulates her
photography to express a specific idea and she usually works on a series of pieces as
opposed to singular. She likes to use texture to give the feeling bf old paper – paper
from the past, weak and with cracks. Marwa’s work includes many layers with different
elements in the same image. In her 5th solo exhibition with Safarkhan, Marwa
explores the notion of “The Journey” of our lives. How we are trapped within the
traditions and constraints of the past and our inner most struggles and our yearnings to
be free from them. Her attractive silhouettes of nudes take center stage standing in
specific positions over an intricate oriental background of maps of old narrow streets,
souks, men & women in old oriental costumes and spattered with various symbols to
reinforce the artists concept.