Title: Hoopoe talk 9
Year: 2023
Size: 100 x 100 cm
Technique: Acrylic on Linen

The Hoopoe bird is a revered bird in Islam and is cited in the Qur’an. Saudi artist Abeer Al-Zaaied has recently been drawing inspiration from the bird and featuring it in many of her paintings. She talks about the rationale behind her work, saying “I wanted to talk about the meaning of the hope in this set. How can we reiterate the value of these manners and their representation in the etiquette that the hoopoe had and portrayed when it was per-mitted to talk?”