From The Outside 2 is part of my "From The Outside" series that explores boundaries and perception. There are preconceived ideas that the world has regarding Middle Eastern women that paints them all in one colour. The women of the Middle East are just as diverse, nuanced and layered as women everywhere else. The painting depicts this concept of perception through the white lines and the woman behind them. There is the view from the outside, being the one where she is seen from behind the lines, and then there is her view where she sees the world through the white lines as well. Both her perception and the perception of the world outside, is seen through a barrier of white lines that impacts clarity. 

Perceptions and preconceived ideas about each other can be clarified if we remove the boundaries that separate us. Middle Eastern woman are an integral part of the world community. They are woven into the fabric of humanity that we are all a part of. We have more that unites us than that which divides us. We just have to remove the boundaries of understanding to gain clarity.