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Latifa Echakhch — Sitting on Haunches Behind the Bushes Until There is No Longer Any Noise and Breathing Slowly. Then Stand Up and Walk Away
Latifa Echakhch

Sitting on Haunches Behind the Bushes Until There is No Longer Any Noise and Breathing Slowly. Then Stand Up and Walk Away

A large-scale canvas saturated with deep, pooling ink that bleeds and settles across the surface in organic, shadowy forms. Echakhch's gestural application evokes a sense of concealment and tension, the dark washes of ink suggesting dense foliage, obscured bodies, or the murky threshold between stillness and motion. The work captures a suspended, visceral moment — the held breath before an act of quiet disappearance.

Medium
ink on canvas

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December 9, 2015

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Latifa Echakhch, Sitting on Haunches Behind the Bushes Until There is No Longer Any Noise and Breathing Slowly. Then Stand Up and Walk Away

A large-scale canvas saturated with deep, pooling ink that bleeds and settles across the surface in organic, shadowy forms. Echakhch's gestural application evokes a sense of concealment and tension, the dark washes of ink suggesting dense foliage, obscured bodies, or the murky threshold between stillness and motion. The work captures a suspended, visceral moment — the held breath before an act of quiet disappearance.

Medium
ink on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Moroccan-Swiss Artist, Figurative Narrative, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, Contemporary Artist, Introspective Mood, 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Female Artist, Text-Based Art, Ink On Canvas, Minimalist Style, Early 21st Century, Minimalism

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