'Peace Of Mind’ is a new book by Maria Saleh Mahameed (b. 1990, Umm el Fahem; lives and works in Ein Mahel) which presents a body of work created during the months of war, on view now at Tel-Aviv Museum. The daughter of a Ukrainian mother and an Arab father from Umm el Fahem, Saleh Mahameed often explores her complex identity, reflecting a charged, tangled political and social reality. Her monumentalcharcoal-on-canvas painting installations are rich in drama and veiled in mystery. They are underpinned by an intuitive, physical approach, incorporating movement, kneeling, and wallowing in the painterly surface.
