JOHAR IBNOUHANI

Alhamdulillah, 2022

This artwork reflects my culture and religious heritage. The pattern was inspired by the Moroccan lanterns that can be found in my father’s hometown of Marrakech. With the intention to develop something that fits my feelings of home, I used repetition to create a pattern resembling Moroccan tiles. As I grew up in Australia, I intentionally blurred the lantern lights in my artwork to reflect how my culture and religion are continually out of focus in my life. The common Islamic phrase Alhamdulillah is depicted as a faint and subtle layer, reinforcing how incomplete I feel about my own faith.