Le battement des ailes. 2016 > 2018
Series of 24 drawings. Multiple dimensions. Graphite, ink and transfer on cotton paper
View from HybrID exhibition. Kunsthaus Hamburg. 2019.


The Beating of the Wings explores the margins of humanity and the relationship between humans and animals. Birds abound, yet most do not fly—their wings serving as fetishes for our dreams of freedom. Cages, traps, handcuffs, and ankle restraints present a catalogue of the nooses that constrain us. The series also addresses humanity’s obsession with naming, measuring, and classifying as tools of domination. The drawings invite us to look beyond appearances, reminding us that what matters is not the violence of the hunter, but the dream of the bird.
Nidhal Chamekh © Adagp 2025