Apeirophobia, is the latest exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Ghany about his memories of Al Azhari Street currently showing at Picasso gallery. A fear of eternity that is closely tied to the fear of death is the definition of Apeirophobia. The two are intertwined. "Artist Ahmed Abdel-Ghany masters his tools. He is an artisan with deep culture and knowledge of the art history and different artistic movements. He has a keen psychological insight that is obvious in the artworks on display," comments critic and artist Mustafa Al-Razzaz. This method of overcoming Apeirophobia is the key to understand Abdel Ghani's latest collection, which boasts a number of hyper-realistic scenes of his daily life, precisely in his Al-Azhari Street apartment. Apeirophobia is focusing on the many details of life, which is the approach that Abdel-Ghany adopts in his collection on display. The first thing the beholder observes about the still-life paintings, which depict the artist's personal surroundings, is the angle with which they are painted. And, the objects in the scenes are drawn from a high angle, giving the viewer an intimate invitation to see things through the artist's eyes. In Apeirophobia, one painting presents a stairwell, from which the onlooker sees the two doors of the apartments on the lower floor. The red and the yellow of the walls surrounding the doors catch the attention at first glance. In one of the paintings, the artist shares a view of a balcony and the highlight of the exhibition is a painting depicts a suitcase placed next to a leather chair, a clock on a marble-top table and the corner of a rug. In another painting, there is also an old black telephone that signifies the passage of time as well as his usage of the black and white technique. The exhibition is on until 12 January
