A blue figure looking sideways, surrounded by looping black lines made with recycled plastic.

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Looking Through You, 2025

Medium
Oil and recycled plastic on canvas
Dimensions
46 × 51 cm
Material detail from Looking Through You by El-ham Tabsoba.

Context

Looking Through You places a young figure inside a field of shredded plastic. The gaze is alert and difficult to avoid, while the material around the body carries the evidence of use and disposal. The painting asks what society chooses to see, and what it leaves for children to live with.

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