Ali Eyal expresses himself in painting, drawing, and video to explore the intersections of personal history, fleeting memory, political conflict, and identity. His practice often navigates the lingering effects of war and displacement, using recurring symbols—such as absent figures, fragmented architecture, and imagined landscapes—to evoke stories that are both intimate and collective. Working through a highly personal visual language, Eyal constructs layered narratives that challenge fixed notions of place and belonging. His pieces frequently withhold the full presence of the human figure, instead offering traces or silhouettes, emphasizing loss and the unstable nature of memory. Through this absence, he gestures toward lives interrupted or erased by conflict, while also leaving space for the imagined and the remembered. Eyal’s use of repetition and subtle variation across media creates an emotional rhythm, inviting viewers into a state of quiet reflection. His works become acts of resistance against erasure—mapping out psychic and geographic terrains shaped by trauma, exile, and survival. In doing so, he opens up a space where histories, both personal and political, are not only preserved but reimagined. ...
