They Were Blind, They Only Saw Images

"Yvon Lambert is pleased to announce They were blind, they only saw images, the first exhibition of mounir fatmi who be held at the gallery from January the 30st to March 8th, 2014. For this occasion, the Moroccan artist will present new works questioning the paradoxes of the representations of the Sacred through identity and controversy. By using numerous media as installation, video, prints or performance, mounir fatmi continues his exploration of different languages; mystical texts of Sufism, essays of Spinoza to the controversial writings of Salman Rushdie.
mounir fatmi highlights his desire to make visible for the spectator the more often paradoxical aspect of our comprehension of images. With this exhibition, he invites us to take part in a travel of senses, going over the simple act of seeing, in a place where the dialog between physical and metaphysical can take place."