Awakening the Self – 8

Medium: Mixed media with wood and glass on antique silk Dimensions: 109 x 66 x 2 cm Weight: 4 kg Date: 2004-2025 This artwork is adorned with a Persian love poem by Hafez Shirazi – in silver, against bright red ground. The couplets, penned in freehand flowing style, circumambulate (طواف) a square-shaped mirror that represent the Ka’ba. The central mirror serves as a reminder that all divine qualities reside within us; it is through our own selves that we can see and experience the essence of the Divine.