Self Portrait - My Soul
Kalam Dhari (2019)

27.2 x 42 cm
pen and ink drawing
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This is a self portrait depicting an innocent, beguiling, all encompassing and ever empathetic soul as a black dot. The layers surrounding it are the layers of protective walls like flexible impregnable membranes. As the layers progress it is stressed and pressure-tested during various instances of everyday life (symbolized by the sharp corners). Of these instances some leave a lasting injury. But the soul remains intact and undamaged by these instances.