No.2 (After the party ends series), 2026, Gouache and Screen printing on paper, 40 x 27 cm
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After the Party Ends
After the Party Ends
This series explores the sensory residue of Saudi Arabia's early 2000s commercial family entertainment centers. Returning to these vibrant childhood spaces as an adult, the work captures the eerie transition from playful noise to complete silence.
By uncovering remaining material traces, forgotten leisure venues are transformed into unfamiliar psychological landscapes, documenting a disappearing social history within rapidly changing modern cities.
No. 1 (After the party ends series), 2026, Gouache on paper, 30 x 14 cm
No.3 (After the party ends series), 2026, Gouache and Screen printing on paper, 59 x 43 cm
No.4 (After the party ends series), 2026, Gouache and Screen printing on paper, 59 x 43 cm
Leftover, 2026, Gouache and collage on paper, 90 × 60 cm
That Hour Before, 2026, Gouache on paper, 29 × 36 cm
Leaked in Silence
Leaked in Silence
Leaked In Silence, 2026, Gouache, mixed media & collage on paper, 100 × 88 cm
This work reframes a discarded object as a site of introspection. The garbage bag usually ignored, becomes a container of unspoken thoughts, holding the residue of lived experience. Placed in a public setting, it exposes the tension between collective space and private emotional labor. By elevating the mundane, the painting reveals how the ordinary can carry the weight of what is hidden, discarded, or quietly carried through daily life.
Severance, 2025 Collage and mixed media on paper, 73 × 54 cm
As It Was | كمَا كان
As It Was | كمَا كان
This series follows life’s quiet turns, where nothing stays still and the past lingers in the present. The works turn around the edges of the everyday, balancing stillness and movement. Quiet domestic corners where objects are washed, placed, or left behind carry traces of presence. Each piece reflects on time, quiet moments and the gentle ways life changes in silence.
Playroom, 2025 Collage and mixed media on paper, 73 × 54 cm
Doormat, 2025 Collage and mixed media on paper, 73 × 54 cm
Washing Cycle, 2025 Collage and mixed media on paper, 73 × 54 cm
Golden Hour, 2025 Collage and mixed media on paper, 23 × 15 cm
Identity In Question No. 3, 2025, Collage and mixed media on paper, 38 × 73 cm
This painting hints at an old saying, suggesting that perception is never fixed. An aged street façade frames with doors, fragments of text, and cubes of watermelon scattered across the cobblestones. The scene balances between the real and the uncertain, with muted, tones. The watermelons and broken text leave questions open, as if what we notice in the world reflects what we carry inside.
Unraveled, 2025 Collage and mixed media on paper, 23 × 15 cm
This work explores how perception and identity are shaped by what lies within us and what we choose to reveal. The watermelon becomes a quiet symbol of everyday life a reminder of the hidden parts of ourselves that often go unseen. By placing familiar objects in unexpected ways, Unraveled invites reflection on how ordinary things can hold deeper meaning. Opening a space between shared reality and personal interpretation.
JUDE ZAHID
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