GAZE AND MAZE
by Kadir Fadhel
Installation, Mixed Media
Unique Artwork, 2015
The walk-in box by Kadir Fadhil showcases his recent paintings and drawings. His paintings contain either a barcode or a QR-Code or both. The
barcode shows the origin of a product and its
price. The QR-Code is a method of writing down
information. Visitors will explore the codes of
the new technology and Kadir Fadhel’s messages
using the scanner of a smartphone.
Kadir Fadhel (b. Baghdad, 1977) is a visual artist. He uses silicon material to draw maps orworks of calligraphy in Arabic. From 2001 to 2009
he lived in Syria, where he exhibited in several group exhibitions. Kadir Fadhel is currently
studying at the College of Fine Arts at Baghdad
University and will graduate in 2015. In May 2015
he awarded the first prize of “Ishtar Award for
Young Iraqi Artists” by the Iraqi Plastic
Artists Society.
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