Dimensions: 50 x 58 cm (+/- 5% of size) Material: Silk
Omar says that despite the deep-seated misconception that embroidery motifs are inspired by the nature and surroundings of Palestine, the motifs are more often like magic symbols with descriptive or allegorical names bearing no likeness to the living creatures or the dead objects they are purported to resemble.
His ‘forest’ arrangement of magical motifs is a visual study of the metaphysical and talismanic aspect of embroidery and nature from Palestine.
