Abstract Palestinian Cityscape – Poster

To Palestine, take me by Nabil Anani

Nabil Anani’s To Palestine, Take Me is an abstracted cityscape that responds to a poignant line from a poem by Mahmoud Darwish. In this work, Anani uses his signature layering of form, texture, and color to evoke the emotional landscape of Palestinian motifs. The work doesn’t depict a single location but rather conjures the spirit of many towns and villages through abstract forms and tones.

Architectural shapes overlap and blend into one another, suggesting rooftops, domes, and winding streets, while also echoing the fragmentation experienced through displacement and loss. The textures feel weathered, as if holding centuries of memory, and the palette speaks to both the beauty and endurance of Palestinian urban life.

By drawing from Darwish’s poetry, Anani connects visual art to literary tradition, expressing a shared sense of longing, identity, and rootedness. To Palestine, Take Me becomes a meditation on return, not necessarily in a physical sense, but through memory, heritage, and imagination. It is a powerful representation of how art can carry the emotional weight of homeland, even in abstraction.

Abstract Palestinian Cityscape Poster