A celebrated writer and painter, Tahar Ben Jelloun has, for many years, developed a body of work that seems devoted to unraveling the mystery of light. It is only natural, then, that he should turn to the art of stained glass, a medium that exists solely to capture and reveal light. At the Mercy of Light unveils a new dimension of Ben Jelloun’s artistic practice, where his painterly gesture finds full expression in the transparency and radiance of stained glass. Floating motifs and luminous colours come together to create a visual language that gives form to an almost mystical quest for the mystery of light.
