By Asha Kalifa
From the 2025 Rebirth Series
The Quiet Return explores the moment after transformation,
the stillness that follows rupture, the soft reassembling of the self.
Part of Kalifa’s ongoing Rebirth series, the work sits within a body of paintings concerned with healing as an active, sculptural process. Here, restoration is not depicted as a sudden revelation but as a slow, interior unfolding. The composition is divided into two planes: a calm upper field, marked by gentle luminosity, and a lower band of hand-formed rose structures emerging from the surface.
These sculpted forms, neither decorative nor literal function as symbols of resilience. They are traces of the inner architecture rebuilt after disruption: imperfect, organic, and quietly insistent. Their presence echoes the series’ central idea that rebirth does not announce itself loudly; it arrives in fragments, in textures, in the body remembering its own strength.
Rendered in an off-white palette, the piece holds a warm neutrality, allowing the subtleties of shadow and relief to become the emotional vocabulary. The restrained colour amplifies the tactile depth, inviting the viewer into a contemplative encounter rather than a visual spectacle.
The Quiet Return is both a pause and a continuation, a moment of exhale that carries the imprint of everything that came before. It embodies the intimate, often unseen phase of becoming, where peace is not passive but earned, shaped, and slowly reclaimed.
Size: 40 × 40 cm
Type: Textured mixed media on canvas
Colour palette: Off-white with soft stone undertones and sculpted rose detailing
Finish: Matte
Framing & Presentation:
Each piece is created on stretched canvas and designed to hang as a pair with a 3–5 cm gap. Framing can be arranged upon purchase a bespoke, high-quality service tailored to complement the work’s tone and texture. For framing enquiries, please email info@forphildart.com after checkout.
Shipping:
Professional, insured art shipping worldwide. Each piece is securely packaged and dispatched within 7–10 days.
By Asha Kalifa
From the 2025 Rebirth Series
The Quiet Return explores the moment after transformation,
the stillness that follows rupture, the soft reassembling of the self.
Part of Kalifa’s ongoing Rebirth series, the work sits within a body of paintings concerned with healing as an active, sculptural process. Here, restoration is not depicted as a sudden revelation but as a slow, interior unfolding. The composition is divided into two planes: a calm upper field, marked by gentle luminosity, and a lower band of hand-formed rose structures emerging from the surface.
These sculpted forms, neither decorative nor literal function as symbols of resilience. They are traces of the inner architecture rebuilt after disruption: imperfect, organic, and quietly insistent. Their presence echoes the series’ central idea that rebirth does not announce itself loudly; it arrives in fragments, in textures, in the body remembering its own strength.
Rendered in an off-white palette, the piece holds a warm neutrality, allowing the subtleties of shadow and relief to become the emotional vocabulary. The restrained colour amplifies the tactile depth, inviting the viewer into a contemplative encounter rather than a visual spectacle.
The Quiet Return is both a pause and a continuation, a moment of exhale that carries the imprint of everything that came before. It embodies the intimate, often unseen phase of becoming, where peace is not passive but earned, shaped, and slowly reclaimed.
Size: 40 × 40 cm
Type: Textured mixed media on canvas
Colour palette: Off-white with soft stone undertones and sculpted rose detailing
Finish: Matte
Framing & Presentation:
Each piece is created on stretched canvas and designed to hang as a pair with a 3–5 cm gap. Framing can be arranged upon purchase a bespoke, high-quality service tailored to complement the work’s tone and texture. For framing enquiries, please email info@forphildart.com after checkout.
Shipping:
Professional, insured art shipping worldwide. Each piece is securely packaged and dispatched within 7–10 days.
