Ur serien Bed work

The Bedworks series consists, as the title implies, of pictures drawn in bed. The drawings are made quickly, using colour pencils, and, in their diaristic nature, convey a sense of intimacy. Bedworks depict everyday scenes, in which Soufiane Ababri highlights his experience as a queer Arab man living in French society. The artist has noted that in art history the bed has been the place of women, slaves, and Arabs. Historically, to depict someone as passive, controlled, and submissive has been used as a strategy to gain the upper hand by white male artists. By placing himself in that position, Ababri takes control of his own story.