Soufiane Ababri's drawing "Bedwork, Men in the Sun" employs vibrant pinks and earth tones, depicting two figures on a bed with bold, flat shapes and minimal line work. The composition shows one figure reclining as the other stands, connected by a cord, amidst objects like books and speakers suggesting intimacy and interaction. The style, reminiscent of Persian miniatures, blends introspection with social commentary. Ababri's work explores societal tensions and personal identity, inviting viewers into a nuanced dialogue on visibility and perception. ...
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. ...
