While we all know that love comes in many forms and is capable of eliciting an incredibly intense and varied range of reactions from us, a series of works by the Emirati artist Jamal Habroush Al Suwaidi named after this most intense of emotions appear to illustrate its power, beauty, and fragility perfectly.

Taking the form of around 12 series, the Love ranks among the artist’s most fascinating and iconic work, displaying elements that are contrasting, such as the choice of colour, and unifying, like the use of letters, to create the delicately positioned, two or three-pronged form.

Al Suwaidi explained that the idea for the Love series first came to him in 2013, when he was traveling through the desert on a photographic expedition and spotted two Al Ghaf trees that were isolated, yet simultaneously a duo, seemingly providing each other with companionship and support. “I was inspired by the simplicity of nature in the desert,” he explained. “It occurred to me that love can be found throughout the universe and travels by true feelings.”

The series is signature Al Suwaidi, both for its hallmark use of calligraphic elements and the way in which the Emirati artist looks to the natural landscape of his birthplace for inspiration. Created from painted fiberglass, the series includes several works, all of which have their own tale to tell, while forming a chapter in an epic, emotive tale.