Some have found their walls.
Works by SAÉ are held in private collections in Lebanon and Dubai. If one of them belongs in yours, or you want a piece made for a particular wall, write to the studio.
SAÉ · Silent Art Echoes · Beirut
Silence, turned into strange little worlds.
Paintings in fire, ash, resin and gold leaf by I.Y., working as SAÉ in Beirut. The paintings begin with fire: each surface is burned, then rebuilt.
Daru mot-a. Hedu kama.
Words die. Echoes remain.
Selected works
From fire to graphite.
The series
Five ways of working
Each series is marked by one Nashara sign. Choose one to see its works.
- I
Iro 色Colour, before it has a name. Pours, drips and burned grounds.11 works - II
Kintsugi 金継ぎGold where it broke. Damage kept, and marked in gold. Relief and fire.5 works - III
Shirokuro 白黒Black and white. Crows, watchers, and the graphite women.6 works - IV
Gansai 顔彩Ink and water, moved by fire.2 works - V
Saisei 再生Rebirth. Found objects, broken and rebuilt.3 works
Statement
I don’t begin with an image. I begin with a surface and a flame. Fire takes what is weak and leaves what is true, and the work begins with whatever survives.
I.Y., BeirutRead the full statement
The script
Nashara
Every work is titled and sealed in Nashara, a script I.Y. built between Phoenician stone and the Japanese brush. Seventeen consonants, five vowel marks and a breath carrier, written in two hands: stone for permanence, water for breath.
The titles beside each work are Nashara words, and each series carries its own Nashara sign.
Words die. Echoes remain. The first saying of Nashara.
The Water Hand: the brushed form of the script.
Enquire about a work
Prices are shared on request. Send the title of the piece and where you are, and the studio replies within a day.
Commission a piece
A new work made for your space, in the SAÉ process.
- You choose the size, palette and the wall it's for.
- The process stays the artist's. Fire decides the final surface, so no two pieces match.
- A 50% deposit starts the work.
The studio letter
New work before it's posted anywhere else. Once a month at most.