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DUBAI CALLIGRAPHY BIENNALE: Breaking Boundaries II: in partnership with Dubai Culture for the inaugural Dubai Calligraphy Biennale.

Past exhibition
1 October - 1 November 2023
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Kaikhan Salakhov, The Holy Kaaba 5/9, 2022

Kaikhan Salakhov Azerbeijan , b. 1993

The Holy Kaaba 5/9, 2022
Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 70 cm
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The appreciation and application of geometry are also seen in the works of Azerbaijani artist, Kaikhan Salakhov, who has devoted over 10,000 hours to exploring the realm of geometry, firmly...
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The appreciation and application of geometry are also seen in the works of Azerbaijani artist, Kaikhan Salakhov, who has devoted over 10,000 hours to exploring the realm of geometry, firmly believing that understanding its principles is essential to comprehend the architecture of the Universe, as affirmed by Pythagoras. Drawing inspiration from Eastern geometry, he acknowledges its rich tradition as the most developed in the discipline. Salakhov is grateful to Islam for bringing forth countless geometric ornaments that hold profound knowledge of the Eternal. By analysing numerous oriental ornaments, he has synthesised this knowledge and put it into practice as an expression of gratitude to his ancestors, as well as to Islam, the Quran, and the Kaaba, which he considers the main teachers of sacred geometry.


His artistic journey takes shape in paintings based on the ninety-nine characteristics of the Almighty. These characteristics are artfully grouped into eleven spheres on each of his nine canvases. The Kaaba holds special significance in his work, serving as the source of all geometric entanglements and symbolising the receptacle of all believers performing the Hajj, meditating on the given ninety-nine characteristics of the Almighty.

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