George Baylouni
Invocation, 2022
Acrylic and Collage on Fabric
97 x 114 cm
signed and dated 2022 verso
In Invocation, Syrian-French artist George Baylouni evokes the sensory memories of his childhood — the call of muezzins, the ringing of church bells, and the scent of earth after rain. These atmospheres, rather than objects, form the foundation of his art, capturing the passage of time and the invisible stories carried within it.
In Invocation, Syrian-French artist George Baylouni transforms memory into atmosphere. The work resonates with the voices of muezzins and the peal of church bells, sounds that once intertwined across his childhood neighborhoods. Their echoes mingle with the earth’s scent after the first rain, evoking a landscape steeped in both faith and renewal.
For Baylouni, these are not mere recollections of place, but invocations of presence, the sensory language through which memory endures. “The cracks in the walls carried the weight of time,” he reflects. “They told stories before I knew how to.” Through this poetic synthesis of sound, scent, and texture, Invocation becomes an homage to the unseen forces that shape belonging and identity.