
Talisman 3, 2024, 40 × 30 cm
Khairulddin Wahab born 1990, Singapore. Lives and works in Singapore.
Wahab's paintings weave narratives drawn from anthropology, environmental history, and post-colonialism in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Working from found images and iconography derived from his geographic and cultural contexts, Wahab creates visual tableaus that allude to our historico-political encounters with the natural world. Khairulddin Wahab’s works invite viewers to explore these narratives around landscape, enchantment and representation.
Wahab's paintings weave narratives drawn from anthropology, environmental history, and post-colonialism in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Working from found images and iconography derived from his geographic and cultural contexts, Wahab creates visual tableaus that allude to our historico-political encounters with the natural world. Khairulddin Wahab’s works invite viewers to explore these narratives around landscape, enchantment and representation.
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