MUJAHIDIN NURRAHMAN
ORDER IN CHAOS (BLACK), 2020
Paper handcut, wood, glass
150 x 150 cm
Mujahidin was inspired by the history of Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba and today’s demolition of
Aleppo Mosque, a common phenomenon that happens when a religion becomes a national
ideology. Beauty and ideals become the objective of a conquest; Mujahidin symbolizes this by
presenting a beautiful arabesque mandala made out of weapons, particularly AK-47. The assault
rifle represents the communal violence, chaotic in detail, but orderly in the arrangement. Similarly,
the overturning of civilization, while manifesting itself in chaos, moves uniformly to attain a
specific goal.
