JEDDAH: For Ahmad Haddad, art is both a personal and cultural inquiry, with pen marks, traditional dress, and performance converging to question boundaries and preserve heritage through vivid experiences.
The 30-year-old Riyadh-based artist and certified arts educator grew up between Jeddah and Madinah, and works across drawing, digital collage, mixed media, and performance.
The pen is Ahmad Haddad’s main instrument to explore the human body, identity, and cultural boundaries. (Supplied)
The pen is his main instrument to explore the human body, identity, and cultural boundaries. His approach is shaped by his studies in psychology, landscape architecture, and marketing.
“I use art to make the unseen visible and to reimagine the familiar,” Haddad told Arab News. “I’m driven by questions like: What happens when the invisible becomes visible? And how do symbols and boundaries shape space?”
