Your Way Begins on the Other Side

Aisha Khalid

2014

Gold-plated and stainless steel pins on velvet and silk

Aga Khan Museum

A black textile is adorned with intricate gold embroidery featuring floral motifs, animals like tigers and dragons, and a central blue geometric stripe. A red and gold border frames the artwork. A black textile is adorned with intricate gold embroidery featuring floral motifs, animals like tigers and dragons, and a central blue geometric stripe. A red and gold border frames the artwork. Further Reading The title, Your Way Begins on the Other Side, comes from a poem [3] by the 13th-century Iranian poet, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (d. 1273). For her new hanging, Khalid looked to the large panels of glass in the Aga Khan Museum’s inner courtyard to determine the dimensions of the piece, thereby committing herself to the largest work of art she had yet to undertake.[4] Back in Lahore, Aisha Khalid gathered her materials a