Hesham Malik | Studio Archive & Selected Works Catalogue

Selected Series Catalogue

• Rooh-Nawaz • Persian Heritage & Poetic Memory

Rooh-Nawaz (روح‌نواز)

Medium: Mixed Media & Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
Academic Network: Harvard University, Yale University, Courtauld Institute of Art, Samuel Jordan Center, University of Göttingen, Masaryk University
Core Concept: A living fine art archive dedicated to Persian cultural preservation, transforming classical poetic fragments and collective memory into visual masterworks.

• Voices of the Land • Indigenous Knowledge

Voices of the Land (Indigenous Wisdom & Sacred Oral Heritage)

Collaborative Institutions: National Gallery of Canada, Burke Museum, Endangered Languages Project, University of Victoria, University of Alberta, and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers worldwide.
Core Concept: Incorporates the Anishinaabemowin framework Ankosé ('everything is connected') to transform oral traditions into permanent fine art masterworks.

• Life of a Box • Ecological Sculpture

Monumental Packaging Sculpture

Medium: Recycled Industrial Packaging & Gold Leaf
Patron Institutions: National Museum of the History of Ukraine, National Museum of Denmark, Museum of Basel, Nobel Prize Museum, City Museum Nuremberg, Nuuk Art Museum, Mohatta Palace Museum, and global partners
Exhibition History: Exhibited across state museums and documented in official catalogues from the first public display at the Museum of Paper in Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland

• Words Project • Featured Masterwork Archive

Bumblebee

Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas (Natural Ground Earth Pigments)
Institutional Context: Presented as part of the prominent international showcase, Brussels Expo: Empowering Europe’s Creative Industries.
Core Concept: Explores subtle structural rhythms and expressive form, highlighting dynamic creative dialogues within contemporary European artistic practice.