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Khalil Rabah

© the artist — photo: Ali Al-Anssari, courtesy of Qatar Museums ©2025

Testimonies, 2025

Drawing , 80 pieces (each 50 x 70 cm)
oil pastel on paper

Testimonies features 80 delicate oil pastels on paper of severed olive tree trunks that appear almost anatomical, rendered as organic remnants. Together, these elements speak to cycles of growth and destruction, and the olive tree’s enduring cultural, political and ecological presence.

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