This work is a visual attempt to document what war leaves behind. The pages, collected like rubble, carry the marks of destruction—burnt edges, rough textures, and torn surfaces. The charcoaled tones and distorted figures reflect the damage, instability, and loss caused by conflict.

The forms seem suspended, neither still nor whole, just like bodies altered by war. The piece feels fragile, as if it could crumble at any moment, echoing the impermanence of memory and history. Through these damaged pages, the artist captures the weight of destruction and the struggle to preserve what remains.

Tallaa's artist books form the foundation of his practice, intimate, handmade objects created from recycled materials, raw canvas, and layered gestures. Described by the artist as "obsessions within a notebook or a diary," they reveal ideas in their most immediate and unfiltered state, where forms emerge through observation rather than predetermined intention. Accompanying studies on paper extend this process, capturing spontaneous gestures that exist alongside, rather than prepare for, the larger portraits. Together, these works offer a direct insight into Tallaa's evolving creative process, from instinctive mark-making to the slow accumulation of form.