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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Missing Pieces

As a consequence of urban migration, the way of life in the Jordanian Badia is under the threat of silent erasure.

The Artist

Shireen Mufti

As

a

consequence

of

urban

migration,

the

way

of

life

in

the

Jordanian

Badia

is

under

the

threat

of

silent

erasure.