About

At the heart of Fatima Moallim’s practice lies drawing. It is the red thread that ties together her artistry, always present in installations, sculpture, and performance—when it is not the very essence, as in these works in pencil and oil pastel on paper.

In the presented works, the line is prominent, both continuous and broken. Sometimes it moves in circles, other times, it throws itself back and forth. Powerful fields of color collide with each other, clash, and occasionally harmonize instead, moving in the same direction. Letters, numbers, and symbols reappear as if from a kind of …