
"BEAUTIFUL VOICE" SERIES
The “Beautiful Voice” series captures women's unbreakable strength, solidarity and vibrant diversity through layered textures and colours. The series features a short film, an immersive installation, and mixed-media collage paintings. Narmin Kassam is an African-born woman and former refugee who deeply connects with each figure in my paintings. The figures represent both beauty and the struggles inherent in their unsung stories of resilience. Their voices are expressed through their thoughts, styles, ethnicities, and shapes.
Kassam has created these pieces to honour women and underscore the importance of supporting women as leaders, professionals, mothers, sisters and partners. Kassam layers textured decorative papers, from Japan, India, and other regions, with paint to mirror layers of identity, strength, colour, and history within each figure. The strength of the wood panels she uses complements this. The papers inspire her creativity, guiding the figures and compositions.
Kassam's layering technique is also evident in the skin tones and fabric patterns. The combination of paint and paper collaging gives the surfaces a tactile quality, making them engaging and connecting with the viewer reminding us of our collective role in honouring and uplifting women's voices. Kassam creates the clothing and head wraps to mimic traditional African fabrics and add depth to the artwork. The facial features and postures are impressionistic, focusing on form and expression through simplified shapes and bold lines. This creative process is a meditative practice for Kassam, helping her to connect spiritually while navigating life’s challenges.


















