Traces
of Thought
Painting and drawing offer a more instinctive space for Aalam's practice. Gathered here as fragments rather than series, these works reflect ideas, observations and imagined narratives that move between the personal and the political. Together, they invite a slower, open-ended journey through recurring themes, fleeting moments and shifting perspectives.
Putin as a child
2022
2 Dogs playing
1994
Girl with divorced rich parents on her way to boarding school
Undated
Woman on a couch
2022
Woman rolling a cigarette
Undated
Blind elegant Man
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Beggard in Leopard blanket and puffy jacket
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Beggar covered from head to toe
1993
Lady with fluo hat
Undated
Study for Man on the street
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Another night of pain
2017
A Man Who Saved Many Lives
2022
A butcher far away from home
2022
Veiled lady with a mask
Undated
Xanax #4
2022
The Young Man and the difficult car
Undated
Monotype of Ukrainian Woman
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Portrait of John Lurie
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Stephen Torton
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Gérard Depardieu
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Study of John Lurie's Lips
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ST and JMB ET
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A thug's grip on an inncent man
2007
The Trial
2022
A Bride
2021
A Separation
Undated
Aya and the cat in the sink
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Francesca Bonnardi de Benedictis
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Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed
1997
Lou Reed Reading on Stage
1997
Guantanamo
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A therapist
2021
An Afternoon with Stephen Torton
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Beggar with hands in beanie
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Child and dog fighting over the remains of a pomegranate
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11 at the office
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9/11 at the office
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Contrôleur de bus
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Waitress
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Eric Busch
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Blond platinum man in fur coat
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Full Pool
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Factory Line
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Customs Officer
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Man Eating a Banana in front of Riot police
2007
Politician
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Portrait of a thief
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Selima Caravallo
2002
Soad
Undated
Talking Chair
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The Corporation 1 (woman on toilet)
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The Corporation 2 (Fucking)
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The Corporation 3 (Coffee)
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A beating copy
2021
The Man and His Dog
1994
Xanax 2
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Xanax
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The End Of —
2003
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Aalam Wassef
1970 / 2023
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