Conceptual nominee

The idea of this painting is based on Nietzsche's mysterious philosophical theory of "eternal return". The way I understand this theory is that the Universe, Man and all things will recur eternally and will be re-created afterlife. This life cycle is not the end, instead, similar cycles will return eternally. Each life cycle is similar to its predecessor as if it were a copy of the same life.
The circle represents time, thought, consciousness, and unlimited human experience, while simultaneously, the square is representing the limited space. At the center, you can see the human being, the creature who can combine the square of matter and the circle of spirit. The circle and the square intersect and extend into the depth of the image until the end of time.

Tamer Mallak was born in Damascus, Syria in 1984. Tamer’s father was a sculptor, and it has later influenced his choice of the artistic path.

In 2002 entered the Art Academy in Damascus, Faculty of Painting. There he acquired artistic skills for understanding the space of the picture. After the second year, he decided to change the profession. In 2005 Tamer entered the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Faculty of film and television production.

In 2010 he received a diploma of director of photography. After that, he returned to Syria to work as a production director.

In 2012 due to hostilities in his homeland, he returned to Belarus.

Here using the photo manipulation technique, Tamer began to create works that react to events in his native country. Through images, he tried to create visual representations of the horror of war. All the works related to the war were passing the message to the world about what is happening in Syria.

Tamer also began to analyze other social and philosophical topics. This hobby has become a passion and, ultimately, a profession. Photography for Tamer is a space which conveys his emotions.

Tamer worked in Minsk as the production director in two