Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Khairullah Rahim: Exploring Marginality Through Material Experimentation and Conceptual Engagement Singapore-based artist Khairullah Rahim’s practice is rooted in a profound engagement with marginalized communities—gay men, drag queens, Indian migrant workers, and domestic workers—a concern that consistently informs his artistic explorations across mixed media installation, object-making, painting, photography, and moving image. His MF
A from Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, solidified this commitment to critical inquiry and fueled a desire to translate complex social realities into compelling visual narratives. Rahim’s work isn't merely aesthetically driven; it actively confronts issues of surveillance, control, exclusion, and resilience—themes that permeate his artistic process and resonate throughout his oeuvre. Early Influences: Rahim’s formative years in…
