Damascus by Farah Alimi

In Damascus, memory gathers in quiet fragments—luminous, tender, and held just within reach. Figures in moments of celebration appear alongside vases and flowers, their presence intertwined: adorned bodies, composed gestures, blooms arranged in stillness. Together, they form a language of offering and care, where the human and the floral mirror one another in beauty, ritual, and transience.

Farah Alimi assembles a series of 4×6-inch postcards drawn from recollection and the intimate rhythms of indoor life in her hometown. Reproduced from her original oil pastel works and printed on archival paper, the images translate her practice into a collectible, tactile form. Housed within a velvet box engraved with “Damascus,” the collection becomes both container and keepsake—a meditation in place. These small-scale works preserve personal and cultural moments with delicacy, where memory and image gently dissolve into one another.

Farah Alimi (b. 1989, Damascus) is a Paris-based artist who previously lived in New York before relocating to France in 2018. Working primarily with heavy body acrylics and sometimes oil pastels, her practice draws deeply from the memory of her birthplace, exploring themes of healing, resistance, and the everyday beauty of the Levant. Rooted in personal recollection, oral histories, and family archives, her work reflects an ongoing dialogue between exile and belonging. Through scenes of daily life, celebration, and cultural ritual, Alimi creates images that bridge past and present with a sense of intimacy, resilience, and quiet persistence.

Publisher: Makan
25 prints inside each box
Limited Edition of 100 (numbered)