Al-Warqaa is a mixed media sculpture inspired by ‘Ode to a Human Soul’, a poem by Avicenna. The poem compares the journey of the soul to the flight of a dove. In Avicenna’s verses, the soul represents a timeless, ethereal entity that soars beyond the body after death. It signifies eternity, detached from the heavenly sphere. In Al-Warqaa, a suspended object radiates light and depicts an intangible outline of a dove, reflecting this idea visually. A suspended light-based sculpture also radiates light and depicts an intangible outline of a dove.

Adel Abidin was born in Baghdad, and currently resides between Helsinki and Amman. He received a B.A. in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad (2000) and an M.F.A. from the Academy of Fine Arts in Time and Space Art in Helsinki (2005). Abidin has exhibited his works in different biennales around the world, including Venice, Sharjah, Sydney, and Gothenburg biennales, and Guangzhou triennale.

Abidin has also exhibited at major museums such as The Aga Khan Museum, Gwangju Museum of Art, Mori Art Museum, The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Mathaf, New Museum, and KIASMA - Museum of Contemporary Art. He also had a major solo exhibition at Darat al Funun - The Khalid Shoman Foundation.