No Man’s Art Gallery presents Sakir Khader and Alejandro Galvan in a powerful combined presentation at the fair’s Solo/Duo section. Combining the works of Khader and Galván allows for a conversation on resistance and solidarity through fragility and intimacy, in the crushing face of violence and its painful aftermath.
Khader’s photographs and films explore the relationship between life and death in conflict zones. Time-bound moments are captured where intimacy and threat coexist. Galván’s large narrative paintings and works on paper construct dense, layered scenes in which personal stories unfold within wider systems shaped by crime, migration and corruption.
Galván’s monumental work Zariel (monoprint and drawing, ink on cement, measurements) was created as part of his solo exhibition at Marres Maastricht in 2025. The work is exemplary for his oeuvre in which he depicts scenes of joy, intimacy and unromanticised daily life woven into images of state violence, resistance struggles and stories of governmental neglect.
Khader’s photograph Faris (2026) - translated as horseman or knight, depicts a young Palestinian man pictured on his horse in the Jenin refugee camp. Taken at night, the image captures a fleeting moment of dignity and intimacy. A man on a white horse, its white so luminous in the darkness it becomes magical. The figure of the horseman, a symbol of power and heroism, is reframed through fragility, loss, and tenderness; this man was killed only a week after the image was taken.
Find us in Booth D9 on the solo/duo section of Art Rotterdam 2025.