Missing Pieces
Shireen Mufti
Missing Pieces
Four oil paintings on linen canvas 60×50 cm
As a consequence of urban migration, the way of life in the Jordanian Badia is under the threat of silent erasure.
The four canvases depict unfinished portraits and scenes of daily Bedouin life, where the intentional omission of cultural objects, tools, and contextual elements invites contemplation on nationally celebrated and iconized images which have been extracted from their original context and reduced to fragments or representations incapable of genuinely embodying their origins.
The Artist
Shireen Mufti
Lives and works in Amman
Shireen Mufti is a full-time fine artist and art teacher. She specialises in intricate and detailed oil painting, creating pieces inspired by everyday life and local imagery.
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