Nasrin abu Baker

Acrylic on canvas, 180 x 100 cm., 2017 

She is standing, stripped of any clothes, her background obscured - there is nothing that could tie her to a place or reveal her identity. She is a mother, telling her son to raise his eyes, to look up at the pink balloon, the sky, and the light shining through.

If he can see all this, perhaps he could leave the bad dreams and the skeletons behind. With rough strokes and distinct colours, Abu Bakr paints a moment of hope for a better time