SADDAM JUMAILY — The Raw Flesh of Life

16.1.-8.3.2026
Exhibition opening on Thursday 15.1.2026 at 6-8 pm.

My exhibition stems from my observations of the world we live in: a 
world where humanity ravages itself with hollow values and wars are 
ignited by speeches of peace.

In my art I try to look at life as it really is — and share the results 
with others. We often use veils of words or dishonest morality to 
protect ourselves from what’s really going on. However, moments of 
crisis can pierce through our defences and reveal the true essence of 
life. When etiquette and empty rhetoric fall away, laws crumble and the 
instinct for survival takes over ”the raw flesh of life” shows itself.

I try to dive into the depths of the human psyche, not in search of 
surrealism, but to summon our truest qualities. I document the chaos and 
irrationality that govern our existence. I think what we live in is a 
kind of black comedy.

For me, painting is the best way to touch the core of our emotions and 
to capture the metaphysics of irony and pain. By the means of painting — 
with figurative images, with composition, lines, colors and spontaneity 
— I hope I can uncover the naked truth of a human being who fights to 
hide their primal greeds behind clothes and declarations. My paintings 
are an invitation to the viewer to confront the grotesque world we 
inhabit — a world we attempt to make sense of, but never fully can.

SADDAM JUMAILY
Visual artist
aljumaily2002@yahoo.com
www.saddamjumaily.net

Saddam Jumaily was born in Basra, Iraq in 1974. He lives and works in 
Helsinki, Finland.