Daughter of The Moon

Shireen’s work embodies an array of ideologies and phenomena surrounding culture, female beauty, reality, dreams, and change. In this particular piece, the pen and ink medium seeka to reveal the often-overlooked simplicity within the intricate mechanisms and structures of East Asian culture—specifically in the manufacturing of female gender and identity.

This work reflects Rasul’s contemplations on the socio-political forces, both overt and covert, that shape the transformation of the female body and mind. It examines the ways in which these forces interact—whether through collision or fusion—between cultural constructs and the female experience. In many ways, this piece also stands as a tribute to the resilience and courage of Eastern women, who persist in seeing, hearing, and speaking the positive despite the shadow play of suppression and constraint.