Memoire Des Toits Inspired by Abbas Saladi

30x40 xx on canvas 

Mémoire des toits unfolds like a landscape remembered rather than seen, where rooftops gather into a dense, almost labyrinthine terrain. Birds move through and across these structures, not as separate figures but as extensions of the space itself—linking ground and air, stillness and motion. The composition echoes a meticulous, patterned approach, where repetition and symmetry shape a phantasmagorical scene. Vegetation, tiled roofs, and hybrid bird forms intertwine, evoking a world suspended between memory and imagination. In its layered detail and quiet rhythm, the work resonates with a visual language reminiscent of Abbas Saladi—drawing on dreamlike narratives, ornamental density, and a sense of timeless, almost mythic space influenced by The Thousand and One Nights and, according to, ancient Egyptian funereal art.