14 Days

Artist: Dennis Khalil

Medium: Fine Art Print

Year: 2018

Edition: 3 + 1 AP (Artist’s Proof)

A bouquet of tulips presented with a soft focus effect. A bouquet of tulips featuring a soft focus effect, set against a dark background. The flowers exhibit a blend of colors and textures.

A bouquet of tulips presented with a soft focus effect.
A bouquet of tulips featuring a soft focus effect, set against a dark background. The flowers exhibit a blend of colors and textures.
A vibrant bouquet of red tulips in a glass vase. A clear glass vase filled with red tulips featuring green stems, set against a black background. The arrangement includes fallen petals.

A vibrant bouquet of red tulips in a glass vase.
A clear glass vase filled with red tulips featuring green stems, set against a black background. The arrangement includes fallen petals.
A bouquet of tulips displayed in a clear glass vase. A clear glass vase filled with a bouquet of tulips featuring white and purple petals, arranged for display.

A bouquet of tulips displayed in a clear glass vase.
A clear glass vase filled with a bouquet of tulips featuring white and purple petals, arranged for display.
A bouquet of vibrant yellow tulips in a glass vase. A clear glass vase filled with a bouquet of yellow tulips against a black background, showcasing the flowers' bright color.

A bouquet of vibrant yellow tulips in a glass vase.
A clear glass vase filled with a bouquet of yellow tulips against a black background, showcasing the flowers' bright color.
A bouquet of white tulips with green leaves in a clear vase. A clear vase filled with a bouquet of white tulips and green foliage, set against a black background.

A bouquet of white tulips with green leaves in a clear vase.
A clear vase filled with a bouquet of white tulips and green foliage, set against a black background.
A bouquet of white flowers in a glass vase. A clear glass vase filled with a bouquet of white flowers, displayed against a black background.

A bouquet of white flowers in a glass vase.
A clear glass vase filled with a bouquet of white flowers, displayed against a black background.

Overarching Statement: A Visual Inquiry

This body of work is the visual record of a deeply personal inquiry into the nature of life itself. It is born from a relentless curiosity about the deeper meanings hidden beneath the surface of reality, and a profound sense of the soul’s role within our worldly existence. I see my art as a form of research, a way to explore what lies beyond the limitations of our senses. The tulip, in its fleeting and cyclical journey, became the perfect collaborator in this quest. Each series is a step further in a personal evolution, an attempt to translate the whispers of the universe into a language of light, color, and time. This is my dialogue with the infinite.

Artist’s Statement

14 Days of a Tulip’s Life

“The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.” – Frank Herbert

This work is born from my fascination with time as a dimension—a landscape to be explored rather than a line to be followed. My central inquiry is: how can we perceive the entirety of an existence in a single moment? I believe our senses show us a linear story, but the soul experiences reality as a simultaneous whole. This series is my attempt to capture that holistic perception.

The title, 14 Days of a Tulip’s Life, is a direct reference to this exploration. Over this period, I documented a tulip’s journey, collecting moments of bloom and decay not as a sequence, but as pieces of a single, complex puzzle. Through a meticulous digital process, these days are layered into one image, creating a window where past, present, and future converge. The resulting artwork is a meditation on the dance between the finite, earthly body and its timeless essence. It is a portrait of life not as a fleeting story, but as an eternal, ever-present reality.

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