Artwork Collection

Embodied Fragmentation

Inspired by collage, this collection features incomplete, disengaged bodies in abstract spaces.

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Into the Darkness
Into the Darkness

Painting

Into the Darkness

This painting is part of a series of five works on canvas, each of which is in dialogue with the other. Collectively, these paintings explore aspects of fragmentation and disembodiment in the context of my identity and South Asian upbringing.... More

Multiplicity of Disengagement
Multiplicity of Disengagement

Painting

Multiplicity of Disengagement

This painting is part of a series of five works on canvas, each of which is in dialogue with the other. Collectively, these paintings explore aspects of fragmentation and disembodiment in the context of my identity and South Asian upbringing.... More

Why This Sinking Feeling?
Why This Sinking Feeling?

Painting

Why This Sinking Feeling?

This painting is part of a series of five works on canvas, each of which is in dialogue with the other. Collectively, these paintings explore aspects of fragmentation and disembodiment in the context of my identity and South Asian upbringing.... More

Momentary Triumph
Momentary Triumph

Painting

Momentary Triumph

This painting is part of a series of five works on canvas, each of which is in dialogue with the other. Collectively, these paintings explore aspects of fragmentation and disembodiment in the context of my identity and South Asian upbringing.... More

Then Back Again
Then Back Again

Painting

Then Back Again

This painting is part of a series of five works on canvas, each of which is in dialogue with the other. Collectively, these paintings explore aspects of fragmentation and disembodiment in the context of my identity and South Asian upbringing.... More

Fragmented Reality
Fragmented Reality

Painting

Fragmented Reality

One of two self-portraits on paper, this painting explores feelings of disembodiment and fragmentation in the context of my identity and cultural upbringing. These feelings are at the heart of my journey to reclaim my identity as a South Asian... More

Change.Balance.Freedom
Change.Balance.Freedom

Painting

Change.Balance.Freedom

This self-portrait explores feelings of disembodiment and fragmentation in the context of my identity and cultural upbringing. It represents a yearning for alignment of mind, body and soul, and a yearning for courage to change.

Shadows of You and I
Shadows of You and I

Painting

Shadows of You and I

Shadows of You and I is one of two paintings that depicts graceful, yet disengaged and incomplete bodies disappearing in and out of an abstract space. They reflect their surroundings. These bodies have become mere shadows as a result of feeling... More

Shadows of You and I (II)
Shadows of You and I (II)

Painting

Shadows of You and I (II)

Shadows of You and I (II) is one of two paintings that depicts graceful, yet disengaged and incomplete bodies disappearing in and out of an abstract space. They reflect their surroundings. These bodies have become mere shadows as a result of... More

Work by

Anam Feerasta

Drawing and Painting

“I think of my paintings as deconstructed self-portraits. They explore feelings of fragmentation that are rooted in my ongoing struggle to build an independent identity, whilst balancing familial and...” [More]