“In-Shreds” are works centring around my process of exploring my inner-self; my identity and the meanings in my life, given the dangerous planet we now inhabit. This process has sometime felt like destruction, but ultimately deconstruction, with pivotal moments of discovery and new perspectives.  Creating ‘gaps’ in the initial paintings, cutting them up and re-ordering them were powerful techniques for me to access deeper thoughts and feelings.  Comfort came from the chaos, understanding from the unique images emerging, emotions from the spontaneous palette: not so much a representation but a felt experience.

Amad Fakih