The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Khadim created this work in response to the shock of the James Foley beheading and the culture of beheading that is now common in Afghanistan which Khadim argues is due to the influence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Beheadings have been used against those viewed to support the Coalition, in particular suspected spies. In the last decade Hazara people have also been repeatedly subjected to beheadings. Khadim pictures the Shia hands of Fatima to commemorate the Shite persecution to Jihadist groups. The work was developed in collaboration with Afghan artist Sher Ali, who specialises in painting lions in traditional miniature form.
Khadim’s AWM works represent Afghanistan through the perspective of everyday Hazaras still living in Afghanistan. From their perspective, Afghanistan is a dangerous and highly charged political and religious realm which they negotiate daily. The archaic and savage nature of the work is an attempt to communicate the destruction and brutal drives which have consumed Afghanistan.
Khadim’s AWM works represent Afghanistan through the perspective of everyday Hazaras still living in Afghanistan. From their perspective, Afghanistan is a dangerous and highly charged political and re
A woven woollen carpet with fighting demon figures. The work was developed in collaboration with Afghan artist Sher Ali, who specialises in painting lions in traditional miniature form. Ali represents
The dark upside-down figure represents the Taliban supported by Pakistan while the Rostam figure on the right represents the International Coalition Against Terrorism (ICAT). The red, white and blue a
In this work the Taliban are symbolised as a dark demon and the Afghanistan government as white, and they sit together negotiating the control of territories. The pictured lions represent the various
This is one of five hand-altered digital prints that were drawn by Hazara-Australian artist Khadim Ali in response to the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August 2021. The imagery continues Ali’s
This is one of five hand-altered digital prints that were drawn by Hazara-Australian artist Khadim Ali in response to the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August 2021. The imagery continues Ali’s
