A Reflection of Nature
Raisa Mariam Rajan
Through intricate ropework and sustainable materials, Raisa explores the fragile beauty of our planet, echoing wildfires, ocean waves, stalactites, and canyons. Her work reflects the slow rhythms of nature while confronting the pace of its destruction. A Reflection of Nature is both a tribute to nature’s grandeur and a quiet call to action.
Raisam Mariam Rajan, a Guinness World Record Holder, is a multi-talented architect, entrepreneur, and artist hailing from the UAE. As one of the pioneering figures in sustainable art within the region, she has played a crucial role in promoting awareness around sustainability in both the art and business sectors.
Her innovative, sustainable artworks have been showcased at prestigious events, including COP28, UNESCO Heritage Sites in Italy and Spain, the Cannes Art Biennale during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, the Qatar International Art Festival, the Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders’ Summit 2024, and many other international platforms. Representing the UAE’s Year of Sustainability, her work has been exhibited across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Through her art, Raisa explores the geometry of nature, transforming everyday materials into powerful messages about preservation, human connection, and environmental responsibility.
A Reflection of Nature
In A Reflection of Nature, I reimagine the Earth’s quiet and powerful voice through rope—an everyday material turned into something elemental. My works echo landscapes that time has sculpted: wildfires frozen mid-burn, waves caught in motion, stalagmites and stalactites whispering from the earth’s deep silence.
Each knot and weave holds time—just as nature holds patience. These forms take years, centuries, millennia to appear. And yet, in our hands, they vanish in moments.
My art is a statement: a call to see, to feel, to stop the quiet erasure of our planet’s beauty. Through sustainable materials and a deliberate, meditative process, I invite you to listen. The message is simple, urgent and clear:
If they exist, we exist.
