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Rah Eleh

Amorous Couple

3D Print, PLA
46 x 33 Inches
Approx. 5'2" each figure
2025

The two queer figures are inspired by a 17th-century Mughal miniature, currently housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. The sculpture on the left, identified as the king’s guard, is an androgynous figure who exhibits a mustache and an extended hairline. The figure on the right represents an aristocrat and one of the king’s many wives. Historical writings note that such guards would pleasure the wives with carrots and cucumbers in the secluded women’s quarters. 

In the original depiction, the attire symbolizes status and the hierarchical relationship between them. In response, many revisions were made to mitigate these power dynamics. The work is the first in a series where I unearth and recontextualize art historical imagery of lesbians, bringing it to the contemporary moment for reconsideration and monumentalization.
Acquired

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