Akram Zaatari
YM Series, 2024ink on mulberry paper
ink on mulberry paper
36.6 x 60 cm.
14 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.
14 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.
The YM series is comprised of six paintings that represent diagrammatic maps of the Mediterranean sea (YM in Phoenician), as a site of diffusion of the alphabet, cultural exchange, trade, immigration and violence. The paintings are scattered across the different spaces of the exhibition and provide a thread that cuts across different works. They all have simple Phoenician titles that sound and mean the same in Arabic, often with English translations.
[BL ʿT BL KTBT BL ʾDM] Before Time Before Alphabet Before Adam
[YM KTBT] Alphabet Sea photo
[ʾRṢ YM] Sea Land, 2024
[ʿL YM] On Sea
[MŠʾ MʿRB] East West
[YM DM] Bloody sea
[BL ʿT BL KTBT BL ʾDM] Before Time Before Alphabet Before Adam
[YM KTBT] Alphabet Sea photo
[ʾRṢ YM] Sea Land, 2024
[ʿL YM] On Sea
[MŠʾ MʿRB] East West
[YM DM] Bloody sea
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