Circles of race

The identification of normal and abnormal, social construct of morality, culture and religion, beauty and race, class and status makes the artist questions the authenticity and relevancy of the society she lives in. Sultana’s work is based on a statement “What a man sees depends both upon what he looks at and also upon what his previous visual-conceptual experience has taught him to see” by Thomas Kuhn. The stubbornness of human behavior related to these factors disturbs the artist’s concept of what personal freedom of choice should look like. Is this the true knowledge that we observe or there exists a greater reality of this world? The artist inquires certain questions through her work; she evokes a sense of unfamiliarity projecting the imagery in an uncanny setting. She explores how these constructs of race, culture, mortality; beauty, etc. are pre-conceived in our minds and to what extent a human being is affected by these societal factors.

The identification of normal and abnormal, social construct of morality, culture and religion, beauty and race, class and status makes the artist questions the authenticity and relevancy of the society she lives in. Sultana’s work is based on a statement “What a man. My work is based on synergy in nature. In my architectural-grade drawings, you will experience the unseen (untold) technologies of the birds.