Khairullah Rahim
Khairullah Rahim is an interdisciplinary artist based in Singapore. His research looks into strategies of resourcefulness for survival in environments under surveillance. Through various means of collaboration and critical thinking, his practice considers mindful ways of shedding light onto the veiled lived experiences of his community. Points of departure in his work premise around recurring themes of forbidden desire, shame, resistance, ambition and labour. Khairullah’s works have been showcased s at venues including the Barbican Centre (London, UK), Tiger Strikes Asteroid (New York, US), Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (Bangkok, Thailand), Japan Creative Centre, Embassy of Japan (Singapore) and National Gallery Singapore amongst others. He has participated in artist residency programs, namely with Salzburger Kunstverein (Austria), Facebook (Singapore), Hubei Institute of Fine Arts (China), Taipei Artist Village (Taiwan) and YOUKOBO Art Residency Programme (Japan)
