Within an oeuvre relentlessly dedicated to exploring the possibilities of painting, the Abstraktes Bilder were first
conceived as a counterpoint to the artist's already extensive body of figurative photo - paintings.
Drawing on a visual and aural lexicon refined by Abbas and Abou - Rahme in their critically acclaimed project The Incidental Insurgents (2012 - 2015), And yet my mask is powerful offers an immersive experience
conceived as a counterpoint to today's all - pervasive imagery of crisis.