Kingdom of Shadows by Fatima Khalid
Medium: Gouache and Engraving on Metal Leaf (copper) applied to Museum Board (acid free)
Dimensions: 57.2 x 73.7 cm
Year: 2025
Price: $800.00 USD
Status: available
This work is inspired by the journey of Rustam, the legendary hero from the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). It reflects the eternal struggle between good and evil, reimagined within a contemporary setting, where ancient moral conflicts intersect with modern realities, power structures, and the complexities of our present world.
Why collect this work?
Kingdom of Shadows offers a focused way to encounter Fatima Khalid's practice through a specific work and its recorded materials.
- Fatima Khalid's practice is described through My practice delves into the layered construction of identity in a world increasingly defined by surveillance, displacement, and digital presence. I am particularly interested in how our sense of self is shaped by the spaces we inhabit—whether physical, emotion.
- This work is inspired by the journey of Rustam, the legendary hero from the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). It reflects the eternal struggle between good and evil, reimagined within a contemporary setting, where ancient moral conflicts intersect with modern realities, power structures, and the complexities of our present world.
- The recorded technique or medium is Gouache and Engraving on Metal Leaf (copper) applied to Museum Board (acid free).
- At 57.2 x 73.7 cm, it can be considered for collections that have room for a work of this scale.
About the Artist
Fatima Khalid
Nationality: Pakistani
My practice delves into the layered construction of identity in a world increasingly defined by surveillance, displacement, and digital presence.
