Paintings — Asmaa Alanbari

‘Lover of …’, 2019

‘Vision of Peace II’, 2009

Satellite images of Baghdad and London make up the body of this figure. Both cities are digitally superimposed to incarnate the gut, while the former makes up her head and breasts and the latter her lower limbs.

'Green Sun' 2018 (work in progress)

There is a phenomenon that occurs at sunset in the sea:sailors often believe they see green light around the sun just as it is setting, in a hard to capture fleeting moment.

'Hope', 2013

A private comission to paint ‘a vision of hope for Iraq’. The country’s women and ancient arts are referenced to come up with an image of a woman, inspired by the Babylonian Ishtar. Her wings show contemporary Baghdad, Sadr city. Her head horns and eagle like claws true to the Burney relief on display at The British Museum.