Nafas Art Magazine and Atassi Foundation
on
ALI KAAF’s Solo
“The Byzantine Corner”
Exhibition Review by Almút Sh. Bruckstein
May, 2018
on
Exhibition Review by Almút Sh. Bruckstein
May, 2018
ALI KAAF
“The Byzantine Corner”
by Almút Sh. Bruckstein
Solo-Exhibition
April 21 – May 26, 2018
C & K Gallery
Joachimstraße 17
10119 Berlin
To Ali Kaaf, it is the corner where “everything is in flux,” where the architecture reveals who came first and who came second; when and how—and by whom—the Mosque or Cathedral was conquered, overbuilt, or reshaped. In Byzantium, heterogenic elements were allowed to intertwine with one another, forming translucent, transparent layers that resulted in an architecture of ‘both/and,’ with eyeholes allowing glimpses into, and from, the depths of time…
Almút Sh. Bruckstein, Nafas Art Magazine, 5/2018
In my imagination, I see the Damascus of my childhood, with its large market and the Grand Mosque. The Mosque was not only there for prayer; it also served as a kind of refuge from the hustle and bustle of the market, offering silence, tranquility, beauty and contemplation, especially in its corners. These were places where you were on your own and could allow thoughts to linger on. It was quiet there; every corner was different, and there was something poetic and meditative about each of them.
Almút Sh. Bruckstein, Atassi Foundation, 5/2018