Raheem-Rahima
Wanting to bring comfort to others through my artworks, I realised I took myself out of the picture. This project was made for myself, giving myself the comfort I wanted. This time I am tapping into my religion as I thought that it should be something that I should have found comfort in.
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This work is currently being exhibited at The Straits Gallery for the When Cattails Grow exhibition show during the period of May 2023. (2 May 2023 - 28 May 2023.)
Raheem-Rahima is a minimal fabric work of a prayer mat. Taking notice of how I always strive to bring comfort to others, I realised that I took myself out of the picture. Now I would like to explore what gives myself comfort in Islam. Going back to the basics of prayer, I wanted to bring out one of the 99 names of Allah swt, Ar-Raheem which means “the most Merciful”.
With the colour choice of the threads, I represent Allah swt with the reds and yellows of the sunset/sunrise and myself with blues of the rain. Like the rain during this twilight hour, I prostrate to the ground to my Creator asking for forgiveness and mercy.