Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai, is currently hosting 'Receiving and Collecting' by Mohammed Kazem, on view through February 23, 2017.Throughout his practice, Mohammed Kazem's aim is to capture the uncapturable: observations, mostly abstract, of nature, that take form throughout the artistic practice. What is apparently unvisible or untangible, becomes material in the form of scratchings, paintings, drawings and sculpture. Kazem senses what is un-measurable, sometimes even un-seeable, and transfigures it into a visual work. He observes and measures, yet he does not record. He collects and analyses, yet he does not portray. Rather, Kazem responds to the abstractness of nature. He hears, then renders sounds visually.In Receiving Light (2016), Kazem lies in wait for the sun to sweep across his balcony or bleed into a room. In Collecting Light (2016), the artist photographically hunts down the elusive play of sunlight on objects in the world - plants, poles, rocks, doors - and scratches the surface following the light's direction. The raised and scattered dots of the textured image oddly echo the movement of sun on its course.The exhibition is showcased at Unit 17, Alserkal Avenue, Street 8, Al Quoz 1, PO Box 18217, Dubai, UAE. For details, visit, www.ivde.netClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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