Bilal

This portrait is a private commission. It represents the subject and places or elements related to him. Dancing, being the subject's profession, is emphasised by the two figures in the centre, of which the subject is a part. A portrait of the subject in profile takes up a large part of the drawing on the left side. At the bottom of the drawing is the beach at Bouznika, Morocco, and then upwards to the right is a street and buildings in Casablanca. Completely on the right, the palace on the island of Annecy. In the centre right, architectural elements and arcades of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. A view of the entire Alhambra appears at the top of the drawing, with only the belfry of the Hotel de Ville in Brussels, Belgium, piercing the overall view of the Alhambra. The subject has had a special relationship with these places throughout his life. This kind of drawing is defined as a kind of identity card of the person, telling his or her story.