Dark and Light Sleeper

The floor of Safwan Dahoul’s Sheikh Zayed Road studio is littered with cans of industrial paint. Plastic plates double as palettes, and the brushes, the kind that you can buy from any hardware store, lay waiting to be picked up by their owner. “I prefer to use these ‘poor’ paints,” says Dahoul, explaining the lack of specific artistic materials in his studio. “These paints are more generous. They remind me of the kind of people you meet in your lifeRead more