Zahir & Batin: Rhythms of Being is a multi-faceted research project questioning the definition and teleology of the term Islamic art while positioning a contemporary practice of art and design within the historical discipline. The investigation emphasizes the need for a re-inter…
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An investigation into ideas of beauty and the sublime in tandem with the destigmatization of invertebrates, working with the aesthetic conventions and ideology employed by Romantic landscape painters of the early nineteenth century and the Pictorial photography movement of the e…
The overarching purpose of my practice has been an effort to find personal fulfillment while living my religion through making sculpture. For the last several years, I have primarily used plants as my subject. I have always loved enveloping myself in nature and experienced a sig…
“Entropic Construction,” is an exhibition of an installation at The University of Maryland College Park. In this written component to my Thesis, I address the combination of the theory of my creative practice, material research, object ontology, personal history, and inspiration…
During my time in Iowa, my research has been focused on the pineapple as a symbol which represents welcoming and hospitality. This investigation into the rituals and the action of being welcomed or hospitable to others is from my own experiences. I have encountered many struggle…
For most of my life, I have sought to understand how systems within the body function and engage with one another — how a healthy and organized structure can undergo rapid deterioration stemming from networks failing to communicate properly. The body is supported by an abundance…