Available Works: Khaldoun Hijazin

Visual artist Khaldoun Hijazin probes systems of power and dominant ideologies through dark humour and densely layered narratives. 

George Orwell asserted that: ''Each joke is a tiny revolution'' and Hijazin, mining his personal histories - his father is a well-known political comic and actor - takes satire to tackle the deep-seated socio-political questions of the 21st century. Through the lens of critical theory Hijazin unpacks a constellation of governance, hegemony, and intangible force that he observes as an intriguing network of influence. Avoiding direct commentary, Hijazin's meanings remain unfixed to be mutually and perpetually explored. 

Blending classicism and pop culture, Hijazin's art alludes to a range of representational traditions; from Baroque painting to contemporary media and cinema. He understands that these particular traditions make elaborate allusions to their long-standing implication in the discourses that have prevailed in our collective imagination. Hijazin is concerned with explicating and subverting these structures of appearance from their echoing imperial past towards new globalising formations.

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