Born to Palestinian exiles in Kuwait, Tarek Al Ghoussein explored Palestinian displacement and the attendant mutable nature of Palestinian identity. Initially centring concepts such as land, belonging, memory and borders, Al Ghoussein focused on his ancestral homeland in his later work. He integrated self-portraiture and performance to produce images that are simultaneously abstract and representational, examining the complex interplay between personal and collective narratives.

In the photographs from the D II Series (2009), a solitary figure, dwarfed by expansive desert landscapes, is positioned near, behind, beneath, beside or in front of tarpaulin that createsmakeshift barriers. The series delves into the relationship between subjects and theirsurroundings, evoking human-made, often temporary, boundaries that create a sense of confinement. The images probe the ways in which individuals shape and are shaped by the environments they inhabit.

^{*Currently exhibited at Aranya Art Center}