Divine Transmission

Divine Transmission serves as the threshold work for the exhibition Playing Chicken With God. It marks the initial point of contact — the moment before rupture becomes transformation.

Set against a deep black ground, the composition unfolds through a system of flowing, interwoven forms: gold linework, violet arcs, and gestural symbols that suggest language without resolving into legibility. The work operates as a visual signal — an encoded transmission that precedes interpretation. It does not explain; it initiates.

The central curvature evokes both fracture and continuity — a tension between dissolution and cohesion. Throughout the painting, organic motifs emerge and dissolve, suggesting psychic fragmentation and reassembly. The visual language is instinctive yet deliberate, forming the foundation from which the broader exhibition develops.

Within the context of Playing Chicken With God, Divine Transmission establishes the atmosphere of confrontation. It stands at the entrance of the exhibition as a call to awareness — an acknowledgment that transformation begins with recognition.

This work is part of an interconnected body of paintings exploring grief, rupture, and psychological rebirth.


Dedicated to my daughter, Samira.