Soufiane Ababri's drawing "Bedwork, Men in the Sun" features bold colors and defined shapes with figures on a mattress set against a pink background, utilizing a flat, illustrative style. The depiction of two male figures engages themes of introspection and observation, surrounded by elements like a book and speakers, symbolizing communication and intimacy. The artist employs a style reminiscent of Persian miniatures, blending visibility and concealment. Ababri draws from personal narrative and social commentary, reflecting on societal tensions and complementarity through his unique lens. ...
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. ...
