Raheel Khan's "Manual Time Travellers" features clock components scattered against a vibrant yellow background, creating a dynamic composition that highlights the intricate shapes of each gear and lever. The artwork's assemblage of mechanical parts evokes themes of time and motion, suggesting a deeper narrative about the passage and manipulation of time. Blending elements of installation art with a vivid, monochromatic color scheme, Khan explores the intersection of technology and temporality. The piece resonates with his broader artistic practice, delving into how time and memory shape cultural and social structures. ...
Raheel Khan shapes sound, text, installation, and performance into immersive explorations of time, memory, and social structures. Trained initially in economics, he shifted to art to probe transnationalism, cultural infrastructures, and overlooked systems, giving voice to hidden rhythms through both material and sonic forms. His current work maps the cyclical patterns of time and promise within a framework he calls machine, devotion, and the acoustic, inviting audiences into experiences that are simultaneously cerebral, tactile, and deeply resonant. Khan’s early encounters with sound—particularly the vibrations of his older brother’s customized car sound system—shaped his understanding of presence, agency, and communal energy. These formative experiences inspired him to investigate how Black and Brown bodies navigate music, public space, and local economies. In his installations, Khan integrates subwoofers and found materials, including prayer mats sourced from East London charity shops. These objects, layered with historical and communal significance, interact with bass frequencies and recorded sounds, transforming both the physical and acoustic space. His work explores where the mystical intersects with the everyday, how memory and embodiment resonate in sound, and how sonic environments can imagine new worlds and future possibilities. ...
