TAREK AL GHOUSSEIN  |  Self-Representation in the Arabian Gulf 

Blue 2007

This current body of work is an extension of themes I have been exploring for the past few years. While the work has been concerned with barriers, land, longing and belonging, this most recent series departs from these defining/confining concepts and instead focuses on visualized ideas of transience. Although I did not set out to investigate the notion of transience, this series developed from a process of exploring ideas related to land and place. While unexpected, the strong emphasis on longing led to a consideration of changing landscapes and ephemeral moments that are fixed in time rather than located in a specific place.

—Tarek Al Ghoussein  

   Contributor’s Notes
   Introduction: Self Representation in the Arabian Gulf
   Acknowledgments

   Ebtisam Abdul Aziz  |  Autobiography  
   Manal Al Dowayan  |  I Am
   Tarek Al Ghoussein  |  Blue 2007     
   Madeline McGehee  |  Photographs

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