Whispering Shadow – 2023
Rafif Saleh
Artwork details
55 x 55 cm
Aquarel on paper
Acquisition
Acquired 2025, directly from the artist
Description
The skeleton suggests humanity in pure shape. The shadow feels like a metaphor for unseen forces, perhaps fear, memory, guilt, or societal pressure, that “whisper” into existence of life.
Artwork location
South Tangerang, Indonesia
Status
In the collection
Artist biography
Rafif Saleh
Rafif Saleh is a young contemporary artist from Indonesia whose practice often weaves together symbolism, surreal imagery, and social reflection. Working across drawing and painting, he explores themes of mortality, memory, and the unseen forces that shape human experience
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