We
inhabit the world, as the world inhabits us. To suppose a separation between an
inner and outer world is not only to misunderstand what it means to be,
but to betray the infinite world that seeps through us – a world as tangible
and visceral as it is imperceptible and unknowable. It
is ‘the intersection between art and psychology explored through the inner
unspoken language of the psyche, the subconscious, the soul,’ that matters. In
this vital regard, the visual artist becomes the translator and conduit. ‘Every
artist carries an invisible map – an imprint of memory, experience, and
imagination that shapes their vision of the world.’ That which the artist
carries, however, is not only an arsenal, a means through which experiences are
rendered and stories told. By Dr Ashraf Jamal
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