Paradise Scarf by Farah Al Qasimi

Farah Al Qasimi
Paradise Scarf
Digital dye print on polyester satin
21" × 21"
Printed by Software Studios

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Paradise Scarf depicts a mural of an idyllic tropical scene: lush greenery frames a cascading waterfall as a white heron flies past. On closer inspection, an interior scene comes into view:  The heron’s wings are partially covered by a wall socket, and a light switch occupies the center of the waterfall’s spray. The mural, located in a plant shop, was recently painted over.

“My impulse, no matter where I am, is to see the world like I’m in an anime,” says Al Qasimi, “I have to hope that the colors are as bright as they could possibly be—that the world might contain some aspects of transcendence worth paying attention to.”

Paradise Scarf is one of two limited-edition scarves created by Farah Al Qasimi on the occasion of Triple Canopy’s 2025 benefit honoring Zoe Leonard. Each scarf has a photograph by Al Qasimi printed onto polyester satin.

Farah Al Qasimi is an artist and musician. Often working with large-scale vinyl imagery and a multiplicity of photographic prints and screens, she is interested in the internet and its hierarchies of information and emotion. Her work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. She has participated in residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, Delfina Foundation in London, and the Chinati Foundation in Marfa.

Photo by Farah Al Qasimi.