ADSEALA [DRAWINGS]

2024

EN :

Drawings. Coloured pencils. 21x29,7cm.

Adseala, pronounced « Adsila » (« Blooming » in the Cherokee language), is a series of drawings evoking an oceanic cosmos inspired by biodiversity, North American Indigenous and Arab myths and tales, and medieval iconography. Sea tricksters, water-ghosts and totemic syrens displaying Arab and Amazigh symbols, tridents, shields and protective plates haunt a digital space before their materialization and expansion.

FR :

Dessins. Crayons de couleur. 21x29,7cm.

Adseala, prononcée « Adsila » (« Floraison » en langue Cherokee), est une série de dessins évoquant un cosmos océanique inspiré par la biodiversité, les mythes et contes indigènes nord-américains et arabes, et l’iconographie médiévale. Sea tricksters, water-ghosts et syrènes totémiques arborant des symboles arabes et amazigh, des tridents, des boucliers et des plaques protectrices hantent un espace digital avant leur matérialisation et leur expansion.

ORCA AND LISSODELPHIS

NATSILANE AND BLACKFISH

TECHNICAL-ORCA

HOURGLASS DOLPHIN

HALFWAY WOMAN

SPECTACLED PORPOISE

FALSE ORCA

WHALE-WITCH

LISSODELPHIS

SEA UNICORN

VAQUITA

PILOT DOLPHIN

BELUGA AND ARCTIC FLOWER

WHALE-WITCH-MOTHER

STENELLA

WATER-GHOST FACE

WHALE-WITCH-MOTHER FACE

WHALE-WITCH FACE

BENGUELA DOLPHIN AND BLACK IRIS

HOURGLASS DOLPHINS AND HOLLYHOCK

BENGUELA DOLPHIN AND AFRICAN DAISY

ATLANTIC DOLPHIN AND HOLLYHOCK

ELECTRA DOLPHIN AND BLACK IRIS

BOWHEAD WHALE AND HELLEBORE

GHOST ORCA AND BLACK ORCHID

MAUI DOLPHIN AND HIBISCUS

PACIFIC DOLPHIN AND LILY

NEO BLUE SEA ANGEL

DOCTOR OF THE SEA

BENGUELA DOLPHIN AND WELWITSCHIA

BAHAMUT AND FALAK

BAHAMUT

BAHAMUT AND EARTH

AKHLUT

SEDNA

UNDERWATER PANTHER

DRAGON WHALE

ZIPHIUS

PANDA DOLPHIN

DEEP-SEA TOTEMS

APOTAMKIN

SNAKE-FISH AND ABYSS EEL

BEAKED WHALE AND GULPER EEL

OCEANIC THORNS

BEAKED WHALE AND ABYSS EEL

ORCA AND OARFISH

ABYSS EEL AND OARFISH

BEAKED WHALE AND SEA SNAKE

BEAKED SNAKE-WHALE

SERPENT MOBULA AND SEA SNAKE

SAWFISHES

DRAGON MOBULA AND SEA BUTTERFLY

RIGHT WHALE AND SNAKE-WHALE

DRAGON MOBULA AND DUSKY DOLPHIN

SERPENT MOBULA

DRAGON MOBULA

FALAK

MOBULA

REPTANTIA

NEO MOBULA

SEA SNAKE SISTERS IN THE SHELL

SEA FAIRY

SEA BUTTERFLIES

SHIELDED SNAKE-WHALE

SEA SHIELD

SEA SNAKE SISTERS AND SHIELD

SEA ANGEL

SEA ANGEL MONOLITH

SEA MONOLITH

WATER SPIRIT

WATER-GHOST

WATER-BABY

SEA SWARM

MOON BLOOM

MECHAFLORA