Faatimah Mohamed-Luke

Faatimah Mohamed-Luke is an artist and designer who lives in Cape Town with her 2 cats, the husband and kid. She graduated from Cape Technikon with ND: Fashion and also did a year of design encompassing Graphic, Interior, Industrial, Textile and Jewellery design disciplines. Her current focus is creating large-scale wall art made of plastic building blocks. “While on holiday in Morocco, 5 years ago, I fell in love with ornate, intricate patterns. It was everywhere, every surface was painstakingly adorned to perfection. I loved how much pride the locals took in creating such beauty, it spoke to different parts of my heritage; African and Arab. It was the first time I had witnessed parts of my heritage living together so gracefully. This is where I discovered the art of Tessellation i.e. a highly symmetric, edge-to-edge tiling using a simple porcelain shape. My hope is to highlight and recreate the art form of tessellation in a modern way using plastic building blocks. My favourite thing about this medium is it being non-traditional. It allows for conversations about what art is, and what it could be. This allows for playfulness and accessibility within the artwork and also within the art-world. It is something that is relatable to a broader audience.”