Scratches on paper, 2014
Mohammed Kazem
Scratches on Paper, 2014
Scratches on archival paper
1.4 × 10 m
Installation view
Courtesy Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai, and the artist
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Mohammed Kazem
Scratches on Paper, 2014
Scratches on archival paper
1.4 × 10 m
Installation view
Courtesy Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai, and the artist
Mohammed Kazem’s practice is characterised by the use of reductive elements in repeating formats. Works presented in SB12 give insight into some of the ideas and techniques that have underpinned his work since the 1990s, namely his scratching technique. Using a pair of scissors, Kazem scratches into textured paper to create Braille-like marks that suggest a delicate poetics of form. Kazem’s scratches are a visualisation of a composition, not in the sense of a musical score but rather as a fundamental and intuitive form of expression. Part of an ongoing body of work, Scratches on Paper (2011–14) demonstrates this technique to render sound and light in a deeply subjective way – a personal chronicle writ in bumps and depressions and left subject to the viewer’s contemplation.
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 12
Mohammed Kazem
2014
Scratches on archival paper
1.4 × 10 m
Installation view
Courtesy Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai, and the artist
This publication was published on the occasion of Sharjah Biennial 12.
This publication is a guide for visitors of Sharjah Biennial 12: The past, the present, the possible.
Please join Dr. Yousef Aidabi, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Mohammed Kazem, Abdul-Raheem Sharif and Hassan Sharif, in a discussion about the development of art and cultural production in the UAE.
Mohammed Kazem’s practice is characterised by the use of reductive elements in repeating formats.