**A VISUAL EXPERIMENTALIST.**

Street art, Riyadh.

Posted in GENERAL by Yousef Alshaikh on 29/04/2011

هل تعتقد أن معاناتك ستكون أدنى لأنك أحببت الطيبة والحق ؟

I came across this sight while driving around with Omar Bahabri and his banjo looking for a quite stretch of sand to sit on.

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The Slug is My Hero.

Posted in photography by Yousef Alshaikh on 28/04/2011

We are surrounded by beautiful things, living or otherwise, that we are taught from a young age to dislike because they are “distasteful”. I believe the only thing that is distasteful are foggy eyes that can no longer see beauty.

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These two images are part of a series of photos I took with a DIY lens right after the rain in Riyadh a few days ago when slugs and other “creepy crawlers” were out having fun in the backyard.

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Experimenting with a DIY lens.

Posted in photography by Yousef Alshaikh on 19/04/2011

Die Heilige Bett. | a tribute to Gaspar Noé.

Posted in Uncategorized by Yousef Alshaikh on 16/04/2011

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Self-portrait 2011411422.

Posted in photography by Yousef Alshaikh on 11/04/2011

 

I haven’t picked up a camera in quite a while. I almost forgot how to use one.

 

 

A False Flag and The Act of Following.

Posted in mixed-media, PERSONAL WORKS by Yousef Alshaikh on 09/04/2011

 

 

Paternalism and The Lack of Flight.

Posted in mixed-media by Yousef Alshaikh on 04/04/2011

 

 

Closeup crops bellow.

 

 

فالتغرق حواء؟

Posted in mixed-media, PERSONAL WORKS by Yousef Alshaikh on 16/03/2011