The artwork features bold, contrasting colors and a composition centered on two figures seated at a table with intimate gestures, set against a patterned red and green floor and a dark arched background. The scene, illuminated by a single bulb, reflects a domestic setting with elements like a teacup and pastries, symbolizing routine and connection. Ababri's style combines vibrant, flat color fields and outlines reminiscent of Persian miniatures. This piece explores themes of intimacy and societal tension, crafted during a personal introspective process in the artist's own bed. ...
It is in his bed, lying down, that Soufiane Ababri makes his "bed works". In essence, he examines the ambivalence of a society that is criss-crossed by tensions that are not so much the reflection of its contradictions, but rather of its complementarity. His heritage lies in his own story, built up by layer upon layer of personal and intimate events. A lover of sociology, Ababri’s entire body of work plays with the idea of seeing: the artist observes a world that observes him in a form of introspection combining his own unique perception, shared representations and accepted social facts in an exercise that is reminiscent of Persian miniatures and their subtle play with what is hidden and what is revealed. ...
