Samah Rafiq
b. 2000

exhibition support
october 2025
london

Samah Rafiq. Photo by Stella McGarvey.

Samah Rafiq (b. 2000), is a London based Artist. She completed her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2024. Previously she completed her Undergraduate Degree at UAL Camberwell College of Arts, graduating in 2022 with a First Class Honours in Fine Art, Painting.

Samah Rafiq. Photo by Stella McGarvey.

Samah’s practice delves into the semiotics of consumer imagery, investigating how signs and symbols within advertising and mass media function within our collective psyche. She explores the intersection of these sign systems, where the visual language of consumption not only sells, but also constructs deeper narratives that resonate on both a sacred and profane level.

exhibition

brave is pleased to support Samah Rafiq’s first UK solo exhibition, ‘Bloodsport’, presented by Refusés.

“‘Bloodsport’ acts as a visual study on the dichotomy of the cult symbol; the gun, studying its visual, sociological, and theoretical situation within both an exalted and profane space.” – Samah Rafiq

Private View: 2 October, 18:00 - 21:00


Full exhibition text by Salomé Jacques | coming soon

The exhibition is generously hosted by Galleria Objets.