“I don’t want anything I make to be still. My objects must not die. Instead I want to keep them permanently in a state between birth and death.”
Multi-media artist Ayman Yossri Daydban was born in 1966 in Palestine with Jordanian nationality. He now lives and works in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has enjoyed solo and group exhibitions across the Arab world since 1992. In 2008, Daydban participated in Edge of Arabia’s exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS in London and has subsequently exhibited in their shows during the 53rd Venice Biennale 2009, in Berlin 2010, in Istanbul 2010, in Dubai 2011 and at the 54th Venice Biennale with The Future of a Promise. His work has featured in the group show Balla-Drama at Paradise Row in London and in Athr Gallery exhibitions at Art Dubai in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In September 2010, Yossri Daydban participated in Nabatt at the Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art and in January 2011 had his first solo show in London at the Selma Feriani Gallery.
