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ALTERED PERCEPTIONS

Artworks

Photography & Set Styling

NEDA ALIA

NEDA ALIA

Words

Web Design

FARAH IQBAL

FARAH IQBAL

The Mystic Daisy | Dark & moody photography of skull | Inspired by gothic décor

“WE HAVE BEEN MADE TO BELIEVE THAT A PERCEPTION,

ANY PERCEPTION ACCEPTED BY THE MAJORITY,

IS THE UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF A CERTAIN SUBJECT.

WE ARE CONDITIONED TO BE BELIEVERS OF A CERTAIN KIND,

PERHAPS A KIND THAT APPEASES ALL.

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AS A YOUNG ARTIST, I WAS DRAWN TO THE DETAILS OF SKULLS

AND I WOULD WONDER WHAT WAS SO INTERESTING ABOUT THEM?

THE WORLD’S QUICK TRANSPARENT DEDUCTION OF THE SUBJECT WAS A MIX OF ARCHAIC STEREOTYPES,

WHICH WAS CONFUSING FOR ME TO COMPREHEND AT THE TIME.

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I’D THINK, AREN’T WE ALL BONES UNDERNEATH?

 

BUT, IT ISN’T THAT SIMPLE AFTER ALL.

 

THE BURDEN OF ASSOCIATING A SIMPLE PIECE OF ART WITH A HISTORICAL IDEOLOGY

CAN SOMETIMES MAKE YOU QUESTION THE SANCTITY OF EVERYTHING AROUND.”

Forbiddance-I | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor

FORBIDDANCE - I

FORBIDDANCE - II

Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor

THIS COLLECTION IS AN ODE TO THE YOUNG REBEL IN ME THAT FOUND SOLACE AND INSPIRATION IN MUSIC.

IT DREW ME TO AN ALTERED STATE OF MIND,

A STATE WHERE MY VEILED EMOTIONS WERE SUDDENLY NOT SO DISGUISED ANY MORE.

IT BROUGHT ABOUT A STRANGE FEELING OF LIGHTNESS AND A SENSE OF EXHILARATING FREEDOM.

MUSIC, THE ROCK GENRE IN PARTICULAR, PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE EMERGENCE OF ME AS A CREATIVE.

 

‘ALTERED PERCEPTIONS’ REFLECTS THE IDEA OF OPEN MINDEDNESS,

FREE OF THE INCESSANT NEED TO LINK EVERYTHING WITH A PAST IDEOLOGY.

Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
The Mystic Daisy | Dark & moody photography of skull | Inspired by gothic décor
Forbiddance-I | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-I | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-I | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-I | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
The Mystic Daisy | Dark & moody photography of skull | Inspired by gothic décor
Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
The Mystic Daisy | Dark & moody photography of skull | Inspired by gothic décor

THERE IS NO COMPULSION TO BELIEVE IN EVERYTHING.

THERE IS NO UNIVERSAL APPROACH TO EVERYTHING.

THERE IS A SENSE OF LIGHTNESS,

WHEN WE ARE NOT BURDENED BY AN ABSOLUTE TRUTH.

Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-I & Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-I & Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-I | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-I & Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor
Forbiddance-I & Forbiddance-II | Contemporary dark wall art | Limited edition fine art archival print of hand-drawn skull artwork from the collection Altered Perceptions | Inspired by music and gothic décor

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