Collection brought to life in Dubai
Asian Mythology is about re-translating, beautifying and creating new perceptions.
A traditional Chinese top Ibrahim often wore reached its expiry date. Resisting letting it go, in between the space of ‘one breath to the next ‘ materialised a collection.
Welcome to Asian Mythology!
To sustain the top as a wearable piece, Ibrahim re-translated the use of its collar by embellishing it with various materials to create jewellery neck-pieces. Blending the collar with her fascination for Asian mythology, each design became a narrative, a backstory about wisdom extracted from mythological storytelling during the Chinese Dynasty.
Ibrahim blended silk collars with feathers, stones, glass beads, precious stones, silver, bronze and gold chains, and even antiques from the Berber tribe of Morocco for a twist. Some designs sweep lithely across collarbones, along necks, and down the back to become a jewellery jacket.
Dilong
An Earth Dragon created to deepen and control the ebb and flow of the rivers and sea's.
Photography: Hussein Jian (Dubai)
A mythological bird that spends time filling filling up the ocean with twigs and pebbles. Jingwei was the daughter of an emperor. Jingwei perished at a young age in the East Sea. After her death, she chose to assume the shape of a bird in order to exact revenge upon the sea by bringing stones and small twigs from mountains to fill up the sea.
A mythological bird that represents ambition and great accomplishments. Peng helps leaders and visionaries achieve their life purpose.
Indigenous Goddess of the Sea, Fisherman and Sailors. Mazu is invoked to protect the people on the sea when in danger.
Jian 1 is a mythological bird supposed to have one right eye and wing. Jian 1 partners and is inseparable to Jian 2 which has the the left eye and wing. The pair of birds are dependent on each other and are only complete when united.
A mythological emperor that governed all creatures & dragons.
A mythological beast that detects truth and lies. Ludan's are protectors of Emperor's. The Emperor's would surround themselves with Ludan's in order to properly subdue and breakdown his subjects and identify what are truths and lies.
A mythological beast that detects truth and lies. Ludan's are protectors of Emperor's. The Emperor's would surround themselves with Ludan's in order to properly subdue and breakdown his subjects and identify what are truths and lies.