Fatima Naqvi
‘Blind Faith’ 2025. Blue ink stamped with prayer bead on 99 A7 panels joined together using eyelet rings and blue thread; 94.5cm x 81.4cm.
Artist statement
Blind Faith is a meditative gestural and archival drawing project exploring the concept of Dhikr (divine remembrance), an Islamic form of worship consisting of the repeated utterance of praises for God.
Traditionally, Dhikr is carried out using a string of 99 beads called a Tasbih. A single bead is dipped into ink and stamped onto A7 paper 100 times while uttering 100 praises of God with the eyes closed. This process is repeated 99 times, with the panels joined together with thread like the beads of a Tasbih.
In doing so, divine love and trust in Allah (God) are fostered.
Photographs: Anna Kucera
Acknowledgement of Country
ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.
We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
