Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 60 x 80 cm
Year: 2024
ICU marks a departure from Hakim Idriss’s usual knife technique, embracing instead the precision and softness of brushwork. The portrait, built through delicate layers of acrylic, explores the tension between fragility and control. The reflective glasses and sculpted folds of fabric create a sense of quiet observation — as if the viewer were both seen and mirrored. The title plays on this dual meaning: “I see you,” and the idea of surveillance or introspection. Here, Idriss transforms the stillness of the gaze into an emotional landscape, one that is both intimate and distant, analytical and human.
