latifah

Secrets of the female tribe

Mother knows best, 2018, mixed media painting, 120 x 85 cmthumbnail_20181109_172103 (2).jpg

She kept her secret, mixed media painting, 120 x 85 cmthumbnail_20181109_172124 (1).jpg

Silent borders, mixed media painting, 120 x 85 cmthumbnail_20181109_172108 (1).jpg

Then there was you, mixed media painting, 120 x 85 cmthumbnail_20181109_172055 (1).jpg

thumbnail_20181122_114223 (1).jpgI wanted to make a series of images inspired from archival images of Oman. I started to imagine what stories these ladies from the past would they tell me. They belong to a world that no longer exists, time has moved on, yet the spaces they inhabit hold them forever in their walls and mountains.

Published by latifah

BA (Hon) Graphic design, illustration pathway, Central Saint Martins, london, 2014 MA Visual Communication, Royal College of Art, London, 2017 I am a British/Omani artist interested in the themes of memory, loss, identity, war, the refugee crisis, human rights and the body. Current affairs and social issues in our society constantly thread there way through my creative practice. In my work I use drawing, painting, printmaking, film and animation to express my thoughts about these human problems.

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