“Visual and spatial expressions are for him nothing but translations of mental processes cast into tangible form, inviting reflection on the interrelations between everything around us. Moutashar’s works, therefore, are traces of the artist’s incessant inquiry, generously implicating us in his tireless resistance.”

Exhibition: “Introspection as Resistance,” solo exhibition by Mehdi Moutashar, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, October 2023– March 2024.

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