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What is the soul made of? What are its contrasts and synchronicities? How do we recognize it, and how do we perceive it? Despite its ineffable nature, for centuries we have sought to define the soul, to understand its essence and nature. The soul moves by moving itself; it is also a medium for sensation, a force and a disturbance, a breath of life. It is strong, pure, and at the same time, fragile and spectral. Within it, we recognize a singular duality: at times, it manifests with the full force of creative inspiration, while at others, it is tethered to a body that shapes and channels it. The soul is experienced as both knot and release, tangible and ethereal at once. The soul… that space of sudden encounters.

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Through her work, Zamira Mtanous reveals various symbolic possibilities and qualitative interpretations of the soul. Using materials such as wood, fabric fibers, and pigments, the artist gravitates toward the natural and neutral tones that act as a bridge of communication between the organic and the spiritual.

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In her portraits of women whose peculiar gazes radiate emotive and vulnerable energy; in the layers that, with incendiary phrases, compose a poetic feminine anthem that reveals the place from which the artist creates; in pieces that play with the movement and color of fabrics, evoking a subtle transparency that recalls the fragility of skin and emotions; and in the strength perceived in some fibers that remind us of the permanence and density of the soul, Zamira Mtanous invites us to spiritual contemplation, to rest in the essential, but also to experience the kinetic intensity of human emotions and passions.

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Her work splendidly synthesizes a spiritual voluptuousness that captivates and gathers like fire. As we said, the soul is movement and sensation, and the work of Zamira Mtanous is itself an anima that evokes one of the most sensitive, delicate, and exquisite aesthetic experiences. Her art is graceful and elegant, airy and free, yet also lush and unfathomable, enigmatic and sweet. Let us contemplate this realm of sensations that stir the soul in a perpetual unfolding; let us deeply feel these threads that Zamira Mtanous has so carefully woven, these mystical fabrics she gently shares with us in diverse and rich configurations. Let us enter the fragile permanence of art.

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Anaid Sabugal
PhD in Contemporary Philosophy