In the “Ahjar” series, artist Mohammad Al Ameri presents his reflections on the relationship between man and the natural world around him, as well as their transformations. Through this collection of drawings and paintings, Al Ameri studies the diverse spectrum created by gravity in these natural masses, comparing those with decreased density to those that have stood unchanged in the face of time’s attempts to inflict change on them. Whether excavated from a quarry to use for construction, polished and made into jewelry, or the quest to explore the moon and the universe beyond it, the bond between human beings and stones was founded in man’s history, rising as a pyramid at one point and glimmering in a diamond mine at another. This relationship between man and these concrete materials has refused to change without our interference, and has played an important role in allowing us glimpses of humanity’s development. Using transparent brushstrokes on water-based backgrounds, Al Ameri confirms the dynamic interaction between what is fleeting and what endures in nature, between life’s changes and its primitive inclination to be stable; the interaction found in the center of nature and man’s bond to it.