Raqib Shaw, portrait courtesy the artist. Image Dan Fontanelli.
Fabrication image, courtesy Christopher Farr.
Fabrication image, courtesy Christopher Farr.
Raqib Shaw
(dimensions are variable as each rug is handmade)
Further images
This rug was rendered in the highest knot count possible, and the design is fabricated in silk while the background is in wool and uses a dye effect to create a gradient of colour from top to bottom.
'This project is one very close to my heart, I'm from India and as a young man one of my favourite places to visit was Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This unspoilt natural habitat is home to an incredible array of wildlife, which aside from the tigers, also includes guars, sloth bears, leopards, porcupines, wild boars and spotted deer. The continuing threat to biodiversity on planet Earth is of great concern and so this opportunity to help both raise awareness and the much-needed funds to tackle the tigers' tragic decline is one I couldn't ignore.'
Exhibitions
Tomorrow's Tigers (2019) at Sothebys, London, United Kingdom.
Tomorrow's Tigers (2019-2020) Academician's Room at The Royal Academy of Arts, London.