Since the 70’s he has been in exile and has been living in The Netherlands since 1994. His work is about the love for a person, an idea, a place or a country. The eternal struggle between war, hatred, ugliness and wickedness and their opposites peace, love, goodness and beauty. Qassim is a versatile artist who besides paintings works in three dimensional objects. In collaboration with ceramist Brigitte Reuter, he produces dramatic and mysterious ceramic pieces.