Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Abrar Al Mouktaran

"we all have boxes!"

My box was buried in a dark abandoned basement, while yours might be stacked on a shelf or stored in a safe corner in your garage.

“I painted a scene depicting the imagined rescue of the box and the feelings I experienced upon learning about its retrieval. It portrays a dark, abandoned basement, trapping you with its haunted memories—once you descend the stairs, there's no way out. The box is the central focus, emerging from the ground with a halo around it, signifying its holiness and importance. 'We all have boxes,' I wrote... We all do! Boxes filled with photographs, toys, or outgrown clothes holding history and memories. My box was buried in a basement, while yours might be stacked on a shelf or placed safely on the floor in your basement. ”