Manal Al-Harazi - منال الحر ازي
Identity of The Obsessed Artist, 2024
No sleep
No food
No rest
Art is all that matters
All that will ever matter
I can’t think of anything else
It has completely taken over my whole being
My lungs are filled with the urge
My blood has been taken over by the urge
My brain bursting with the urge
An urge I cannot control
Maybe I’m not a person
Maybe I’m the embodiment of it all
I know I will break when I keep making
But I will break more if I stop
It’s like an ich that can’t go away
An itch in my heart
An itch that’s become a rash
A rash I cannot control
I can’t breathe without it
Nor can I breathe with it
But I can breathe through it
It’s my source of life
Art is my life
Art is me