Khairullah Bin Rahim Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Khairullah Bin Rahim
Khairullah Rahim: Exploring Marginality Through Material Experimentation and Conceptual Engagement Singapore-based artist Khairullah Rahim’s practice is rooted in a profound engagement with marginalized communities—gay men, drag queens, Indian migrant workers, and domestic workers—a concern that consistently informs his artistic explorations across mixed media installation, object-making, painting, photography, and moving image. His MF
A from Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, solidified this commitment to critical inquiry and fueled a desire to translate complex social realities into compelling visual narratives. Rahim’s work isn't merely aesthetically driven; it actively confronts issues of surveillance, control, exclusion, and resilience—themes that permeate his artistic process and resonate throughout his oeuvre. Early Influences: Rahim’s formative years in…
