“I couldn't know about my culture, my history, without learning the language, so I started learning Arabic - reading, writing. I used to speak Arabic before that, but Tunisian Arabic dialect. Step by step, I discovered calligraphy. I painted before and I just brought the calligraphy into my artwork. That's how everything started. The funny thing is the fact that going back to my roots made me feel French.” KnowsFeelsWritingMadeFactsUsedCultureReadingSpeakLanguageStepsRootsFunny ThingsArtworkDialectReading WritingCalligraphy Author:eL Seed
“In France, they make you feel that you cannot be two things at the same time. You can't be French and Arabic; you can't be French and Muslim.” FeelsTwoFranceTwo Things Author:eL Seed
“Sometimes the reading is related to something I do, sometimes it's not. I feel like every time I read something, there's a quote or something that comes [into the work] later. There's nothing that happens by coincidence. It's fate, I would say.” FeelsSometimesHappensReadingFateRelatedCoincidence Author:eL Seed
“I've seen it personally that people have a natural sensibility to Arabic script. I don't know it if it's because of the shape, I don't know what it is in this script that makes it so universal. But even if you don't understand it, you still have this feeling; you can feel the piece of art in front of you.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsArtStillsFeelingsNaturalPiecesFrontsShapesUniversalScriptsSensibility Author:eL Seed
“Everywhere I've been, from South Africa to Brazil, people are connected to it. For me, art is a way to bring people together. You can put people on the same level, the perception is the same. You can bring a worker, like a cleaning guy, or the richest guy on earth, and they will have the same feeling or they would be able to feel the same.” PeopleWayFeelsArtFeelingsWould BeAbleEarthTogetherGuyLevelsPerceptionArt IsSouthWorkersConnectedSouth AfricaCleaningBrazil Author:eL Seed