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paRKwAy cAMden toWN nW1
yImA: tHe morRoCan tEa rOOm oN ThE gROund flOoR & bAsEmENt wHere aRTistS, muSicIaNs, fILm maKeRs aNd oThER crEaTivE SoULs wOUld gAthER
my fRieND aND arTIsT hAsSaN hAjJaJ wORkeD On tHE sEcOnd fLoOr aNd I wAS oN THe tOp fLOOr
tHiS wAS mY cREatIVe sANctUAry
wHen i pAiNteD aT NighT i COulD oFTen hEAr tHe dARbUkA dRumS pLaYIng fRoM tHE TeNt tHaT fILlEd tHE BaCk gARdeN
i fElT aT ThE hEaRt oF iT bUt aT ThE sAMe tImE rEMoVed
i’M mOrE Of A piCTurE mAKer tHaN aN arTIsT i JuST waNT tO gET tHe ImAge i sEE dOwN oN CAnvAS Or wOoD aS qUIcKlY aS i CaN
i SeE tHeSe pIctURes As rItUaLIseD iMagEs oF mY tHouGhT drEaMS
pAIntiNg tHe mORtAliTY oF thINgs, noT JuSt wItH A mOdeL BuT loOkInG aT a PLatE oR a GuItAR
aS iF eVerYthING hAS a sPEctRE oF iTSelF
eVerYtHIng wE aRE & eVERytHINg wE tOUch iS A fuTUre gHosT
i seNse A fORebOdINg wHeN i pAinT a sENsE oF tHe iNeViTaBLe
i wRoTe wOrdS ThE iMaGeS i PaINtEd wOuLD bReEd
tHeSe wOrDS wERe tHE sEeDs oF SonGs i WAs tO wRItE
paRKwAy cAMden toWN nW1
yImA: tHe morRoCan tEa rOOm oN ThE gROund flOoR & bAsEmENt wHere aRTistS, muSicIaNs, fILm maKeRs aNd oThER crEaTivE SoULs wOUld gAthER
my fRieND aND arTIsT hAsSaN hAjJaJ wORkeD On tHE sEcOnd fLoOr aNd I wAS oN THe tOp fLOOr
tHiS wAS mY cREatIVe sANctUAry
wHen i pAiNteD aT NighT i COulD oFTen hEAr tHe dARbUkA dRumS pLaYIng fRoM tHE TeNt tHaT fILlEd tHE BaCk gARdeN
i fElT aT ThE hEaRt oF iT bUt aT ThE sAMe tImE rEMoVed
i’M mOrE Of A piCTurE mAKer tHaN aN arTIsT i JuST waNT tO gET tHe ImAge i sEE dOwN oN CAnvAS Or wOoD aS qUIcKlY aS i CaN
i SeE tHeSe pIctURes As rItUaLIseD iMagEs oF mY tHouGhT drEaMS
pAIntiNg tHe mORtAliTY oF thINgs, noT JuSt wItH A mOdeL BuT loOkInG aT a PLatE oR a GuItAR
aS iF eVerYthING hAS a sPEctRE oF iTSelF
eVerYtHIng wE aRE & eVERytHINg wE tOUch iS A fuTUre gHosT
i seNse A fORebOdINg wHeN i pAinT a sENsE oF tHe iNeViTaBLe
i wRoTe wOrdS ThE iMaGeS i PaINtEd wOuLD bReEd
tHeSe wOrDS wERe tHE sEeDs oF SonGs i WAs tO wRItE
pAiNtInG: oIl & gEsSo oN cAnVaS
sTiLl lIfE: oIL, & mIxEd mEdIa oN cAnVaS
cUpId: oIl oN caNvAS
sTiLl lIfE: mIxEd mEDiA oN bOaRd
a mAn hOlDiNg cUpId: OiL oN cAnVaS
sELf pORtRaiT:oIl, sAnD & nEwSpaPer oN caNvAs
sTUdY oF lA folLiE: aCrYlIC & GeSsO oN cANvAs
sLeEpInG cUpID: oIl, sANd & gEsSo oN cANvAs