Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | March 2024 |

ALULA
I N C O N V E R S A T I O N W I T H
REEM ALNASSER
Q. Your art is deeply influenced by your
personal experiences. Could you share
a specific moment or incident that had a
profound impact on your artistic journey
and the themes you explore?
Personal experience is important in artistic
rhythm, as it is inherent in the narrative
process in all its dimensions and the correct
vision of time And related topics. Therefore,
I see that this is a means of personal and
temporal documentation of my condition and
what trends are occurring in it. I see myself
interested in time and the topics that I discover
have a curiosity in history, antiquities,
literature, and their relationship to place. It
was a very beautiful event when I found that
there is a convergence between the area in
which I live, which is an agricultural area,
and the forms of decoration surrounding it,
and with this, I began to see that my artistic
works aim to archive art in a way that suits
the narrative. Research and questions that
search for the identity of the thing and the
origin of the behavior in it.
Q. Your use of diverse mediums, from
photography to graffiti, is intriguing. How
do these various forms of expression contribute
to the depth of your artwork, and
how do you decide which medium best
captures the essence of a particular narrative?
The choice of media comes after extensive
research because in artistic practice, I
am interested in dealing with the same mediator
present in the situation after understanding
the psychological, psychological,
and archaeological dimensions and their
connection to the situation. Here comes the
question about what is the appropriate artistic
style and appropriate situations to embody
the situation and what is the goal that I
want to convey.
Q. Your work is grounded in anthropological
study. Can you elaborate on how this
approach informs your artistic process?
How do you bridge the gap between the
practical aspects of social sciences and
the more abstract concepts like time,
space, and astrology in your creations?
Through studying anthropology, it was
important for me to understand behaviors,
what they are related to, and how they arise.
All of this led me to ancient civilizations, the
close relationship with the sky, stars, and
planets in their behavior.
Q. You often use yourself as a subject in
your studies. How does this personal involvement
contribute to your understanding
of culture, gender dynamics, and
interpersonal relationships? What challenges
and rewards come with being both
the observer and the observed?
Using myself as a subject for study is very
important for my measurement process to
understand the projections and experiences
that I go through. I try to isolate prior impressions
from the thing and try it for the first time.
All of this made me more understanding and
flexible in how to connect things to each other
and more loving to reconcile with the true
meaning behind things. It is like learning a
special language. His behavior and vision
on more than one dimension on the personal
level make me deal with a new medium in
every experience I go through without prior
rules and live a beautiful journey of experiences
and expectations.
Q. Your installations often explore the
guiding symbols and meanings in our everyday
lives. Can you share an example of
how a particular symbol or theme manifested
in your work and the significance
it holds within the broader context of your
artistic Exploration?
Symbols and meanings are very important
in understanding the trends associated
with the land and time in a particular period.
An example in my recent work, The Shine
of the North, is the symbols found on the
gates of Mada’in Saleh, which represent the
wings of eagles. The wings, with different directions,
carry multiple meanings related to
the directions. This helped me to investigate
them through the names of the Arab stars,
which surprised me that they exist, and then
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