Concept of the artwork by “Dahlia Refaat"- Love and Negative Ions

The beach, in particular, can have as many as 2000 negative ions per cubic centimeter as opposed to a crowded city that may have less than 100. Studies have shown that negative ions possess not only an anti-microbial effect but also a mood-stabilizing one

Having various roots is a common thing to find in Egypt, it's not rare to have your roots combined from Morocco, Anatolia, upper Egypt, lower Egypt... Coming from the oldest continent on planet earth. To finally settle in Alexandria. Stories behind this combination are vast and attached to either inherited objects or wishes to time travel

Hence, Art is the only profession that allows jumping from one story to another, writing it down, telling it in visuals while surfing into various materials and mediums

That is actually containing my momentum background, which is continually growing

I feel vulnerable towards my roots, also towards textures and colors, threads and patchwork, labels and vintage photography, even if it's newly created by my handmade pinhole camera

All I know is that art is the thing I want to do as long as I'm alive. I also know that my life by the seaside puts my prospects to the no end horizon. I can't breathe solid air. There's  something in the air, and while it may not be love, some say it's the next best thing.... negative ions 

Concept of the artwork by “Mahmoud Hagras"

They are all imaginary creatures born in my imagination, blending organic forms in a unique way

Concept of the artwork by "Moataz El-Safty"

These two works form part of a larger series titled Something from Sunset, a painterly exploration of nature’s lingering impressions and their subtle influence on our inner landscapes. They stem from a visual meditation on how natural phenomena like the setting sun cast emotional and physical transformations upon the surfaces of our world.

Here, sunset becomes more than a daily occurrence; it is a metaphor for transitions, for quiet endings that carry within them the seed of change. In the shifting light, colors stretch and blend, forms dissolve, and emotions surface.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, this idea took on deeper resonance. That global rupture, like a great sunset, marked the disappearance of ways of life we once took for granted. These works echo that passage of time, of light, of presence and invite us to witness the beauty and complexity of impermanence.

Through dense layers of color and expressive gesture, I seek to trace this movement: from outer change to inner response; from visual residue to emotional memory.

Concept of the artwork by “Peter Ibrahim“ – Siege
 

"And I am the traveller within me, and I am the one besieged by dualities." Mahmoud Darwish

Within my paintings, there are trapped figures whose movements are restrained and confined within invisible boundaries. I am not sure how I created them could it be linked to my constant feeling of being trapped within a certain frame? Do I perceive these scenes myself, or are they reflections of my father's perspective placed within my mind?

My brush confines what lies within the frame, while my films document my attempts to escape it—just as I, too, strive to break free from the same inner captivity.

I have often wished to fly like butterflies, those creatures that never realize they can transform from tiny caterpillars, imprisoned in cocoons, into beautiful beings that soar freely

Concept of the artwork by “Reem Hassan“ – Windows: Black and White

In this series, artist Reem Hassan approaches the notion of the "window" as a philosophical metaphor — not merely as a geometric opening, but as a threshold between separation and connection, interiority and exteriority, self and world, vision and blindness. These windows are not designed to offer a view, but to question the very act of looking — to frame, to withhold, to suspend.Black and white emerge not as opposites, but as polarities of a single conceptual spectrum: white as an echo of revelation, clarity, and latent meaning; black as a space for reflection, for depth, for what resists articulation. In this sense, each window becomes a site of tension between visibility and silence — a field of thought rather than an image.The composition unfolds through a grid of small canvases, echoing pages of a silent diary or mental maps of visual memory. Dotted marks, gestural strokes, and recurring motifs act not as decorative elements, but as traces of thought in motion — as if the artist is inscribing silence or marking the passage of time without words.The philosophy underlying these works is not one of revelation, but of deferral — the postponement of meaning, the suspension of certainty, and the widening of attention. A window, by its nature, interrupts the scene. It doesn't offer the world; it fragments it, imposes limits on vision, and thereby reminds the viewer of the fragility of perception and the incompleteness of seeing.These are not windows onto the world, but onto the self — the self as it reflects on its relationship with light and shadow, the seen and the imagined, linear time and fractured time. It is an invitation to contemplate through incompleteness — to look beyond the image, into the invisible architecture of thought.

Concept of the artwork by “Sahar Dourgham“ – Tolerance and Harmony

This idea originated and evolved from an acceptance of life and nature with its vast diversity of creatures. They coexist on the canvas … in harmony, at times, and in conflict, at other times. The artist represents these relationships visually through painting on canvas, using acrylics, dyes, and charcoal on cotton paper, thick cardboard, and craft paper, and occasionally on newspaper.

Concept of the artwork by “Salwa Rashad“ – The Legend of Prometheus

When Zeus entrusted Prometheus with the creation of humankind, Prometheus loved his creation and wanted to grant them more. So he stole the flame of fire, the flame of knowledge, from Zeus for the sake of humanity. As punishment, Zeus sent a bird to devour Prometheus's flesh every morning, only for it to heal by night.

But what if humans misused the flame... and burned with it every morning?

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