Laheeb (flame) - Original Artwork

Artist: Eman Khalifa

Title: ‘Laheeb’ (flame)

Medium: Acrylic pour on canvas

Genre: Abstract 

Size: 20 x 20 cm

Description: Drawn from the Arabic word “لهيب” (Laheeb), meaning “flame” or “blaze,” this work evokes the hidden furnace at the earth’s core. Molten rivers of red, gold, and black coil and churn, embodying not only the relentless fire that fuels volcanic transformation but also the inner blaze of human emotion. It is the crucible of passion and struggle — the unyielding heat that shapes both landscapes and souls. In its searing currents, Laheeb becomes a metaphor for the unseen forces within us, the pressures of love, anger, grief, and longing that ignite change. Just as the earth’s core births eruptions, human growth often begins in hidden depths — in fire, in pressure, in the fierce light of emotion that both destroys and renews.