With this series, Maha’s paintings aim to collectively make a point about the invisibility of women after a certain stage in their lives. Such invisibility manifests in various forms and could trigger different coping mechanisms. Some more problematic than others.

Attempting to capture tender, strong, utilitarian poses that hands take in everyday situations but conveying the story that is often left out, Maha chose a beautiful mix of women (and a few men) she knows from different ages, cultures and circumstances.

The series is expected to have around 30 paintings. The codes the hands create and convey are exciting for Maha and she aims to capture these in their most humanly expressions.

Emphatically anonymous, Maha chooses to paint the hands as an anatomical landing point of the strength and solidarity of these women. She chooses to leave out the gaze of the women in the painting, giving the viewer the opportunity to consider the vanishing point theme.