sila

i was inspired by an iranian film titled “the color of paradise”. released in 1999, the film follows a blind boy named mohammed who navigates the world through his other senses. in the film, he recounts a story to a blind man who becomes his mentor:

“our teacher says that God loves the blind more because they can’t see. but i told him if it was so, He would not make us blind so that we can’t see Him. he answered ‘God is not visible. He is everywhere. you can feel Him. you see Him through your fingertips’. now i reach out everywhere for God till the day my hands touch Him and tell Him everything, even all the secrets in my heart”.

i wondered from this quote how does god conceptualize in our world? how can we interpret abrahamic figures within an environment we’re familiar with? as for myself, i wondered how do i interact with god and the concept of religion outside of an islamic upbringing?

thank you to @pixy.clover for being my model and support for this project ♡