In 2015, I started working on a study that I then called “The Study of Abnormal Anatomy:” an ongoing experiment aimed to understand the roots of my attraction towards people that I select as subjects based on an unexplainable emotional trigger. After the selection, I would start by sketching their figure while allowing my interpretation of their aura, emotions, thoughts, and sexuality to overpower and often distort their actual physical proportions. The finished drawing is a vaguely annotated personal observation that serves as a piece of data that contributes to my understanding of this fascination.
![Phase 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/d9696da6-38dd-436e-9687-aaa89cdb8766_rw_1920.jpg?h=6472dcb75e49ac9bab745aef9848e90d)
Phase 1
![Phase 2](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/10a29be2-29c0-434d-88a6-206684b9257e_rw_1920.jpg?h=164abf29efa15b8192796f587a174644)
Phase 2
![Phase 3](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/55a13d6d-0ddc-43a4-984e-17051ce6aec7_rw_1920.jpg?h=d481462f3457b9a69b67a1fe5a21313c)
Phase 3
![Phase 4](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/48522baf-4908-44c1-8764-900667a36597_rw_1920.jpg?h=e50cd39a887a217e26e66b285976a998)
Phase 4
![Phase 5](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/cee3262d-12cb-4288-a58a-5b94411ccaba_rw_1920.jpg?h=20eb25fa15f32b719e32ec56bd5b61c5)
Phase 5
![Phase 6](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/f288277f-cec3-4945-9524-9fd7d240f8e0_rw_1920.jpg?h=26b1bac912949533d8da53df97f45682)
Phase 6
![Phase 7](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/22c16d2b-176a-48f7-8e0d-3dab9ddf35ef_rw_1920.jpg?h=c29d0ce6472eccc27f4b7b409f6c1d6c)
Phase 7
![Phase 8](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/6280fabb-c5e8-4666-b11a-3c2c5e55678f_rw_1920.jpg?h=216478153d7fec099578d02325479b58)
Phase 8
![Study 4](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/e096681e-2f84-4fb4-9bd5-f582d31f7fb8_rw_1920.jpg?h=5771f0f7eeb743ca3ec2f9d436bbdd24)
Study 4
![Study 5](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/196f7cd5-3d76-4ee6-9e4f-4002e6199c0f_rw_1920.jpg?h=5197eccd457f296d7cc34eede17ab0b3)
Study 5
![Study 6](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/4bbead3f-1bac-48c3-a757-99e32cf17c02_rw_1920.jpg?h=bda22f208505e5feaddd2cf39ebe9be3)
Study 6
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/30da8b1b-6b2e-462f-9595-bda8de472bbf_rw_1920.jpg?h=75fdc20130dfe5c209c98a581cbe0b58)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/e6fa219a-59de-4387-bad1-726913bed835_rw_1920.jpg?h=010d5612ed1a3089ba4c3efd8a2dad1e)
The pieces that I called "Phases" represent episodes of transformation; from normal to abnormal. "Normal" being humans in their natural physical form, "Abnormal" on the other hand portraying them inside out, emotions and expressions as colors and lines. I peeled off the masking layers of the body to achieve the "Study" pieces; a state that is yet to be discovered.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/63900f0e-a938-485f-b193-d9a009d3ca15_rw_1920.jpg?h=aa47de1f28b5eb911d82c80f02bfdc76)
“Photographs are not only points of reference; they’re often triggers of ideas (...) I’ve always been haunted by them.” —Francis Bacon
![Sketch 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/6ab660e1-85fb-482a-8268-08043e3883d5_rw_1920.jpg?h=6f7adcf6e3497329258342129dbbf7c2)
Sketch 1
![Sketch 1'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/dd4cec9e-18a7-40f7-ac89-285cf9001501_rw_1920.jpg?h=05c02398e688eb7089165eeeb233fa73)
Sketch 1'
![Sketch 2](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/102a823f-1570-447c-9f92-5732b2847d3e_rw_1920.jpg?h=3b0883811d4e36359436352947bb65be)
Sketch 2
![Sketch 2'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/0905937f-c87f-4cea-9bff-5580dbe39fff_rw_1920.jpg?h=46967a489a4186b2be5906c036795b00)
Sketch 2'
![Sketch 3](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/03fcd96d-6d15-4926-b230-5489dac2264d_rw_1920.jpg?h=da71fb07a671cf1662c2f3dd6652ded8)
Sketch 3
![Sketch 3'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/2a0d6e6e-c5b1-4955-94d6-def688a1507f_rw_1920.jpg?h=65623164fd76fc489d03aef73b8944f1)
Sketch 3'
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/7192d26d-f338-4c88-9e7e-51f7d6ff573d_rw_1200.jpg?h=4d56426f1e9d8c9e6e0f6476ec33d49a)
![Sketch 5](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/8506d77f-40ed-465c-9396-298def20c407_rw_1920.jpg?h=f44f03ccb01b7ff59d168bde76af8674)
Sketch 5
![Sketch 4](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/65d17f33-55c0-4eaa-8aad-ab44982a89f8_rw_1920.jpg?h=6ea4c025266f35f06dc6ba9b4c6455d5)
Sketch 4
![Study 21](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/87fae960-5592-46ee-a739-862cfe009ef3_rw_1920.jpg?h=5e62e13cbe6cd34dbc2bb4edd820a17a)
Study 21
![Study 22](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/d625622c-d0b8-42fd-94b3-aaa8a02f541f_rw_1920.jpg?h=ac9e86a4be4b2e63c6c76f543d80ea22)
Study 22
The portraits presented in this study are a mixture of both sexes and include auto portraits, giving the study a self-reflective component.
Since then, I have showcased the results of the etude in two collective exhibitions in Beirut: First in December 2015, at Alt City, Hamra, Beirut, and then in August 2016, at Sole Insight, Mar Mkhayel, Beirut.
![Phase 11](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/064dd12b-5bf6-4202-9de0-91dcba2ba1ed_rw_1920.jpg?h=421bff0b1794ccb1175c605503d5c9be)
Phase 11
![Phase 12](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/8eef12a2-0943-42b8-b21b-01b7cf65d258_rw_1920.jpg?h=329e53221ae279363e0691527211923d)
Phase 12
![Study 24](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/a705fad6-1bda-4487-aebe-fbafc947b53a_rw_1920.jpg?h=87b3b73dad13551935116ebbbbb6519a)
Study 24
![Study 25](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/cb959f07-aa50-43a4-9903-732b934a251b_rw_1920.jpg?h=24fe83b9894a8e191306c2db0fd43672)
Study 25
![Study 27](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/47b97666-c0de-441e-832b-bd08e2af6cd7_rw_1920.jpg?h=af303faf923ea95c915604f19047bebb)
Study 27
![Study 28](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/2ef1176c-2180-4321-b112-9391ab2846c6_rw_1920.jpg?h=f492ed0aae84f98ada89532025a45e6f)
Study 28
![Study 29](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/614464fc-df5d-4ef1-8d24-91cd203b159a_rw_1920.jpg?h=3c9c2830449d7b8d8a2459771481c30b)
Study 29
![Study 23](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/c343af16-d356-49fb-aa17-8cf6c9d4d0e4_rw_1920.jpg?h=5b554514d41182648dcacf38de80aa1f)
Study 23
![Study 26](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/ba04cb77-df38-4503-8866-d90e809aeae1_rw_1920.jpg?h=384487e09d6187cf48f60fed291ee138)
Study 26
![Phase 13](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/7b1ea0dc-f01a-4ba3-bf95-ab8e5d4a2d15_rw_1920.jpg?h=dcaf450e88c58f71171fbab086478419)
Phase 13
![Phase 14](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/ef71f542-0ba6-4af3-a102-cfc19b3624aa_rw_1920.jpg?h=545c077827422e330bfae7338250a764)
Phase 14
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/99c60b66-1a88-4524-b69e-27d9c07de6f1_rw_1200.jpg?h=f7be948dc9e188878a5b8814a50fa56b)
![The Acrobat 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/c8ddb031-8997-4eb5-9091-704e5522ff45_rw_1920.jpg?h=23114191c4199965224dd55335c055f9)
The Acrobat 1
![The Acrobat 2](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/c32fa9ba-6aba-40b6-a7f9-71ee15e8fc9e_rw_1920.jpg?h=0847d645714e5d06640c2bf6862c26ea)
The Acrobat 2
![The Acrobat 3](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/211f6371-43b7-4a2b-9f6f-ec55e1228907_rw_1920.jpg?h=28a89654c35d7b4557fa46836faa6da2)
The Acrobat 3
![The Acrobat 4](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/33df1639-00de-46d4-873f-7a32c7555109_rw_1920.jpg?h=227003a2c38faa94377378f18b542f77)
The Acrobat 4
![The Morning After A](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/b81d61ec-5656-4873-b785-ce4b3339ed04_rw_1920.jpg?h=168df06257f1b6757c188892cbc297a3)
The Morning After A
![The Morning After B](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/b75f6613-ed90-4385-806f-05703d793caa_rw_1920.jpg?h=b57b38fd5b740b465f0d7b5300286973)
The Morning After B
![The Morning After C](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/6bb6a5d0-c7d6-47e4-9189-9e91e4a6501c_rw_1920.jpg?h=bcc9bd5ede211a2ccd959a8c82ca99d8)
The Morning After C
![The Morning After 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/1ad9e9a7-2edd-41f1-90a8-a1d80e815e16_rw_1920.jpg?h=34ea5c6b3dc498f083d1c761d56abeea)
The Morning After 1
![The Morning After 2](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/87cd7b70-9f7b-400c-8a28-b8c491ef7974_rw_1920.jpg?h=c207f58862316dd79f5fbfceabc6798c)
The Morning After 2
![The Morning After 3](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/bc01b8cc-a9df-4d5b-82d2-eade54879851_rw_1920.jpg?h=64ab888a374760425e5bdcc887a4b06b)
The Morning After 3
![The Morning After 4](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/9310534a-3af0-48b1-8199-f6f345fd1e80_rw_1920.jpg?h=ae2b168ce335a02788f8764d0165a9b5)
The Morning After 4
![The Morning After 5](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/82f509eb-1241-41d3-955e-74a87866a6b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=905955ceb28333fe72ebbfda864f5a3d)
The Morning After 5
![The Morning After 6](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/60182698-2c79-4afc-b143-a4e61888b49f_rw_1920.jpg?h=ddae1239e4bd36e00ff1189720fd5ad0)
The Morning After 6
![The Morning After 7](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/b1d8e96e-c63b-4b6b-9690-e0a83630b1c4_rw_1920.jpg?h=2443f19d50f3c3cf9e4598d19f90c57c)
The Morning After 7
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/1d7c9cfa-c132-44f5-92a5-30b75b131aa0_rw_1920.jpg?h=1537ba5a03df3c98492928c292309300)
![Phase 23](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/90a0c647-e658-4e7c-b3a5-0736e18aeddd_rw_1920.jpg?h=f5d78c4d84192b3749b2478eaeb069f9)
Phase 23
![Phase 24](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/2874d03d-4ebc-4c8a-8e9f-d8f6ca8c24f6_rw_1920.jpg?h=bac408a863cad155ba3cc472dfba3cdf)
Phase 24
![Phase 25](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/0ec34fce-00ef-42f9-874d-01c8059065c9_rw_1920.jpg?h=0b51a80ef2b8adbd1da876f89f0c7c4e)
Phase 25
![Phase 16](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/7dd29dae-9b25-469f-b6e9-43127edbdbad_rw_1920.jpg?h=7038b1d6e525bafbc04b639d14b1a552)
Phase 16
![Phase 17](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/831907d0-a490-4665-aaef-29eb2d97835b_rw_1920.jpg?h=215235fbe3ed78094ff75e5d05f29823)
Phase 17
![Study 30](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/9c08d9c2-5e03-4019-98b7-313e37a96059_rw_1920.jpg?h=aecbc84860df25137d0d19161e7c4913)
Study 30
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/eda8147428f203760f88648269c6a6af/3b2393d2-a3ad-488c-b768-0f78fd2d0f30_rw_1920.jpg?h=e238bfc0aae77f6b16ca6cb6ecb515ff)
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