Al Wasi is a very special painting to me. It’s the first one that departs from what I was used to creating. This painting looks like an image taken by the James Webb telescope.
I gave it a name to keep it connected with my previous painting "99". I felt that Infinitely Vast perfectly represented it. Yet, the approach has nothing to do with spirituality or my relationship with God.
From a human perspective, I wanted to explore what I could understand about the universe, its nuances. It was the first time I was mapping the universe in my own way. I wanted to have the universe right before my eyes. Sometimes we try to control insignificant things, while above our heads, a world keeps moving forward. Stars are born, stars die — beyond our control.
I want to leave a message of hope to anyone who feels powerless, who thinks their world is falling apart or that things aren’t going as they wish. If we look up and stop focusing only on the visible world — trees, forests, lakes, seas — above us lies the imperceptible. Not humans, but particles of dust coming together to form infinitely vast things. Sometimes, just like a dying star, we have to let things go in order to be reborn.
A time of life is given to everything, so let’s focus on what truly matters.
