At 95, Adonis (Ali Ahmad Saïd Esber) remains the voice that shapes how Arabic poetry is read and understood worldwide. His visual work spanning from the mid-1990s to today translates the essence of his revolutionary poetry into drawing, collage, and mixed media. Each piece layers ink, gouache, and handwritten text with an immediacy that mirrors the spontaneity of poetic inspiration itself. His compositions oscillate between the abstract and the intimate, between control and abandon, always reaching toward something beyond words.

This latest edition showcases Adonis’s continued exploration of how image and language intertwine to create meaning. With Arabic script, brushwork, and found elements woven throughout, his work invites viewers into the same meditative, sensory experience that defines his poetry. The result is a catalog that stands as a testament to an artist whose vision has never dimmed, whose hand and mind remain as restless and searching as they were fifty years ago.