Life & Death 2017-2018
Whirling Dervishes
mixed media on paper
9" W x 12" H
2018
Series: Life & Death...With the relentless and continuous activity, I, often, felt like a whirling dervish of the Sufi order of Turkey. The practice of whirling is a form of dhikr or remembrance of God as a part of the formal Sama ceremony. In a sense, I was in constant prayer, " Dear Lord, please have mercy..."