Self-Portrait with Parrots
Ibadat, Age 17
This painting is of myself with some of the birds I worked with at the zoo. Birds make up a large part of who I am – I have a love for every kind, from the common pigeon, to African Greys. I have been inspired to include gold foil accents by my favourite artist Bahman. This is my annual self-portrait, which I created as the clock struck midnight, for the start of 2024.