Hala Marji

Hala Marji is Lebanese artist, residing in Portugal. Originally a graphic designer, she pursued painting in 2022 after thirteen years of professional design practice. The decision marked a turning point, at the age of forty. It came as a response to a deep and urgent awareness of time, following a personal hardship that reshaped her perspective.

Her work evolves around the concept of living creatures that we are. she deeply digs into our living souls and emotions that are protected and displayed by our bodies. Looking for life absurdities and meaning, she draws human faces and limbs, creating a surreal, almost chaotic composition against a calm subtle background.

Hala holds a french baccalaureate, bachelor of graphic design from the Lebanses American University and masters in Image and Communications at Goldsmiths University of London, UK.

Derive Exhibit, Truman Brewery, London, Uk.