STATEMENT

Artist & Curator
Head of the "Circle" group
Hassan Meer, was born in Muscat the capital city of the sultanate of Oman. He received his Master degree in Art in 2000 and his Bachelor degree in Fine Art 1999 from Savannah College of art and design, Georgia, USA. During his study, he started using video and installation art as a new form to express his ideas that has been inspired by personal experience and childhood memories.
In year 2000 with a group of friend he organized the Circle Show that is taking the lead of encouraging the new form of art in Oman the region.
His work has been presented in many local and international exhibitions.

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My work is
a contemplation and search in the spiritual domain and the magic rituals bequeathed to us from ancient times and has established itself profoundly in our society. My works relates to the Levant , its beliefs and legends. It narrates my pondering and questioning of death, the mortality of man and examine others local prevalent rituals.
Since my childhood, here in Oman, I have always thought and wondered about the powerful effects these mysterious legends have in controlling and directing the course of man's life.
Art to me is a language, and a medium through which I seek to discover the state of human and the contradiction, he undergoes in the midst of cultural and civilization conflict. I attempt to link some of these elements and symbolic concepts shared among the various cultures.
In our present day and with the sharp upheavals and fluctuations our societies experience, I realize the paramount importance of experience and research employing new tools and artistic devices that are more capable in portraying and expressing contemporary issues.
I employ what I call ' the conceptual seed ' or the art that is based on a concept or an idea making use of video art. The experiment is developed on basis of realities i.e. not to experiment in abstract.
During the last few years, I directed my experiment towards a unique mélange of both the personal and the general experiences i. e. between personal and general memories and recollections.