Scenes from the Nineties: Mohammed Kazem

Created during a period in which Kazem was also deeply engaged with music, the rhythmic structure of
the Scenes suggests a visual notation of time and sound. Repetition becomes a means of recording experience, while subtle variations in texture and light animate the paper’s surface. As Kazem once observed, “Every material has a secret.” These works embody that conviction, uncovering latent possibilities within the most modest of materials.