Ghost prints remain within the mesh through repetition, washing, pressure, and time. What
fades never fully disappears; instead, it settles into the material as memory.

Within Fatma Abdulhadi’s practice, basil appears as both a healing symbol and a personal archive of remembrance. Growing up, the scent of basil was tied to prayer, comfort, and the memory of loved ones — carrying a spiritual and emotional presence that continues to shape her relationship with nature, loss, and healing. In the work, the basil becomes a quiet portrait of absent souls.

Layers of print hold traces of touch, grief, and survival. Repetition within the silkscreen
process becomes an act of remembrance, where each impression leaves behind a
residue that cannot be fully erased. Like memory itself, the material absorbs pressure,
time, and transformation.

Fragile yet persistent, the basil branch exists between disappearance and endurance.
Through printmaking, erasure is never complete; memories continue to shift, settle, and
take new forms over time.

Exhibited in kunstGarten in Graz,Austria in May 2026

Exhibition Curated by: Irmi Horn