Raisa Mariam Rajan merges architecture, art, and curation to explore material culture and ecological consciousness. Her work is rooted in the rich cultural fabric of South Asia while drawing inspiration from the Middle East’s enduring heritage, openness, and vibrant global influences. She transforms organic rope and Zari into sacred geometries, harmonizing architectural heritage with nature’s rhythms, creating installations that connect the UAE, Southeast Asia, and the wider world through a contemporary lens on culture, sustainability, and spatial memory. Rajan transmutes ancestral rope into a tactile bridge between communal history and nature, fostering critical dialogues on global ecological resilience.
A Guinness World Record holder in sustainable art, Rajan fuses traditional craft with contemporary critique, where sustainability is integral to material, process, and meaning. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at Christie’s, COP28 (Blue Zone), Forbes Middle East, and the Cannes Art Biennale during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. She also curated works of UAE-based artists at COP28 and many other renowned events, underscoring her dual role as both creator and curator within the contemporary art landscape.
Raisa's art operates as both a visual meditation and a critical inquiry, redefining the potential of traditional craft in a contemporary, global context. Her works stand as refined yet radical gestures, offering collectors and audiences a textured narrative of sustainability, culture, and form.