Mohammad Fadeel is a young Palestinian artist from Haifa, who has no formal training but has been creating art from an early age. His most recent exhibition at The A.M Qattan Foundation profiled his new series of paintings entitled Hulagu. The inspiration for the works came from the historic figure of Hulagu the Mongolian leader who invaded Baghdad in the 13^th century AD and destroyed its cultural and scientific heritage. In many ways history repeats itself and the ancient city has been subject to numerous invasions over time. For the artist, however the theme of his work is not violence but music, for music in such contexts is a form of resistance. Music is something which can cross borders and be passed down from generation to generation, preserving and enriching cultural identity, it survives and is revived in an array of circumstances. It is the joy, vibrance and resilience of culture and music that Fadeel expresses in his works. His paintings are like tapestries as the artist uses a vibrant palette of colours with each section of the canvas worked upon in rich detail. All perspective is dissolved as Fadeel creates a rich patterned surface. This transformation of the picture plain means that the viewer is constantly invited to discover details of the painting which are woven together in an intricate surface. The characters and animals in Fadeel's images are painted in his own unique style, and it is as though they come from old folktales, each has their own particular feature and gestures reminding one of narratives one heard as a child. If we examine the surface of the paintings, the objectsand dress of his characters we see that Fadeelcombines both contemporary and historical symbols and imaginary forms in the work, thus bringing to foreground the historical significance of his subject matter.