Commissions & Exhibitions
Eternally Present
Eternally Present is a unique sculpture and short film that is part of Soraya’s Sound & Silence body of work. In Eternally Present, she draws an unprecedented connection between the human body in contortion and calligraphic shapes. Since the 10th century, Arabic letters have been linked to the human form through The Proportioned Script by Ibn Muqlah, a geometric system rooted in human anatomy. Soraya's work explores the materiality and the relationship between her materials and the earth. The black ink used in Eternally Present is made from carbon captured from mopeds in India, symbolising the cycle of life and death. Her sculptures are crafted from white Carrara marble dust, the same source as her white ink.
Close-up of Eternally Present sculpture, photo by Zaid Ahmed, 2023
Study of Ink and Line in Motion
Images of the artists’ daughter Salsabeel Sanders in contortion
2022
Still from Eternally Present film by Milo Sharpe with Claudia Contortionist
Image of Eternally Present Installation at the Sound & Silence exhibition, The Coronet Theatre, Notting Hill, Photo by Zaid Ahmed, 2023
‘I found Him eternally present in every particle of
existence.’ From My Beloved Gave Me to Drink, The
Diwan of Ibn al-Habib.
Air-ink and sumi ink on white Carrara marble dust and resin
130 x 49 x 2.5 cm
2023
Image by Cesare De Giglio
Image from 'Harmonies of Home' exhibition at Cromwell Place, 2024.
Image Credit: Cesare De Giglio
Ink, Line and Form 04 & 05
Ink on Japanese Kozo paper
97.5 x 66.5 cm
2023
Image Credit: Cesare De Giglio
