Mohamad Abumeis was born in Tripoli, Libya in 1970 and arrived in Australia in 2009. He has been exhibiting for the past two decades throughout North Africa, the USA and Europe, including the 2005 Napoli Biennale. Mohamed recently completed his Doctor of Fine Art at RMIT. Transnational Advocacy Space and Place: Roles of Capitalism belongs to a body of ‘Melbourne’ paintings which comment on social values, culture, politics, religion and art. Abumeis references iconic and historical events from the past as a vehicle for exploring the role of spaces and places in contemporary artistic society through his highly skilled application of colour, shape and composition. The significance of connecting with places reveals a kind of manifestation of the multilayers of Australian contemporary society. This colourful arena celebrates the kind of transnational and multicultural rhythms of twenty-first century living, and explores the possibilities of finding a place in this often complex social, cultural, financial and political system.