Face à son nafs

Acrylic on canvas, April 2024 (46 x 36 cm)

This painting represents the fight against oneself. The term ‘Nafs’ (نَفْس) from Arabic could be translated as the ego, the bestial soul of a person. It is this that we fight in order not to succumb to its desires and temptations, which are sometimes unhealthy or bad for us.