Black circular Arabic calligraphy artwork photographed on a wooden floor

FADI HERBAWI / CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTIST

Memory.
Letter.
Material.

A contemporary exploration of Palestinian heritage and the Arabic letter through form, texture and space.

EXPLORE SELECTED WORKS ↓

01 / SELECTED WORKS

A language beyond
the written word.

Circular wooden Arabic calligraphy artwork mounted on a light wall
The Arabic letter in reliefSCULPTURAL WORK
Close view of layered black calligraphic forms
Depth, shadow and rhythmSCULPTURAL WORK
White abstract calligraphic composition on a black background
ShorooqCALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
Turquoise and white calligraphy arranged in receding diamond layers
Geometry and repetitionDIGITAL EXPLORATION
Red Palestinian embroidery motifs in a geometric composition on black

02 / PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY

Inherited patterns.
New possibilities.

Embroidery as a living visual language. Motifs, repetition and the memory of place become the starting point for contemporary compositions.

THE ARTISTIC PRACTICE ↓

03 / THE ARTIST

Fadi Herbawi

A Palestinian contemporary visual artist working across Arabic calligraphy, embroidery and material experimentation. His practice explores how inherited visual languages can take on new forms through scale, layering, abstraction and space.

FADI HERBAWICONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART© 2026 FADI HERBAWI