Mandy El-Sayegh Malaysian–British, b. 1985
Net-Grid (missing eye), 2023
Oil and acrylic on linen with collaged and silkscreened elements
235 x 225 cm
92 1/2 x 88 5/8 in
92 1/2 x 88 5/8 in
Courtesy of the Artist and Lawrie Shabibi
'Net-Grid (missing eye)' belongs to a El-Sayegh’s investigation into seeing and not seeing. The “missing eye” functions as a metaphor for incomplete perception, damaged vision and the ways political violence,...
"Net-Grid (missing eye)" belongs to a El-Sayegh’s investigation into seeing and not seeing. The “missing eye” functions as a metaphor for incomplete perception, damaged vision and the ways political violence, media and personal memory shape what can—and cannot—be seen. It also resonates with El-Sayegh’s long-standing interest in the body as fragmented, wounded and continually reconstructed through layers of information.