Since late 2018 onwards Ouadahi sought to rebuild his method of painting, but without leaving his general concept. In his abstract sketches and painterly experiments of 2017, Ouadahi attempts to shatter his previous practice - Tenir sur un fil and Funambule resemble shards of his earlier urban landscape paintings. Translucide (2018) points to his new direction. Stripping away all recognisable traces of urban settings, focusing instead on light and transparency, this work is devoid of social commentary, more about engendering a kind of feeling through visual sensation. Finally, Ouadahi’s latest works remove the frontal grid altogether.