Celebrations of the Absents, 2010
Ziad Dalloul
Celebrations of the Absents, 2010
Triptych, oil on canvas
130 x 162 cm each
Installation view
Presented by Atassi Gallery, Damascus
Collection of the Artist
Photo by Plamen Galabov
Biography
Ziad Dalloul has widely exhibited his work in Europe and the Middle East including those at the L'Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (2005) and the Shoman Foundation, Amman (1997).
As a painter and engraver, he is represented by the Galerie Claude Bernard in Paris. He has published several art books in collaboration with the Syrian poet Adonis.
This person was part of Sharjah Biennial 10
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