IGNIS

“Ignis I” is the first and most faceted view in El-Khao’s Ignis triptych, a visual anatomy of inner fire and subjective reality. Shaped like a heart and veiled in gold, it appears devotional at first glance — but step closer and it begins to unravel. Petals become flames. Branches twist into nerve endings. What seems whole is in fact a chorus of perspectives colliding at once.

This piece doesn’t offer a singular truth. Instead, it fragments, refracts, and recomposes — much like the way we each construct meaning from splinters of memory, bias, and hope. Among the three works, Ignis I is the most kaleidoscopic: a prism of contradictions where joy and ruin coexist, where perception is never fixed but always flickering.

Dimensions

Unframed: 24.00cm (H) × 19.00cm (W)

Framing

Prints can be ordered float-mounted in a museum grade white box frame.

Medium

Caran D'Ache Luminance Coloured pencils and gold foil on Arches cotton archival paper

Authentication

Signed by the artist. Only one drawing

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Date

May 2025

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