My artistic journey begins with the self-portrait, an expressive form of strong introspection that helped me overcome cultural and religious identity crises during my adolescence.
At a time when I was experiencing many crises within myself, one of the few tools that helped me get to know myself well was the self-portrait.
Every time I looked at the paper and felt myself being reflected, not in an external mirror, but an internal mirror that helped me bring out the light and uniqueness that characterized me.
For many years I dedicated myself to this, staying in close contact with my emotions and dedicating myself to learning more about Islam and Islamic spirituality.
And I realized that the knowledge of myself through the self-portrait went hand in hand with the knowledge of my faith and spirituality.
In Islam we talk about a beautiful metaphor of the mirror, that is, that of often looking at one's soul until it is cleaned to make it reflect in the mirror of faith.
