Shadi Abou Sada

In his work, Shadi Abousada depicts reality and his experiences in a symbolic fashion, using sarcasm or mystery to evoke emotions. He says: “I make walls for our shadows. What remains from our memories, inspires me – dreams, repetition of history and destruction of childhood… the hallucinations have become closer to reality.”

Born in Soueida, Shadi Abousada (1983) graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Damascus University in 2008. Working in painting, installation and video, he is known for urban scenes and figures that are paired with objects that take on hidden meanings. His highly textured backgrounds are overlayed with monochromatic figures that have a sense of action or movement.

Since 2006, Shadi Abousada's works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in galleries in Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, the UK, Netherlands, the UAE, Qatar and Switzerland.