Drawing on Ancient Egyptian imagery Bride (2024) features two central figures set within a flattened blue space. In the bottom left corner of the painting a diamond pattern motif, overlaid with red and different shades of blue, recalls the great pyramids. The figure on the left is headless, the mound that protrudes from their torso crowned by a snaking line in red and blue that curves round like a tail to connect their standing legs which are collaged in pink and yellow paper. Two prominent breasts sit at the centre of the canvas – graphically drawn in a bold red outline they point towards the second figure. Shown in profile, as with the first figure, this one is more animalistic. A human body with the head of a beast, perhaps a ram or a dog, his  tongue snakes out towards the breasts beneath, the red of the tongue contrasting against the black of his head and the blue background, whilst from the right corner his arms reach out towards the smaller figure. Bride is a confrontational work that explores power, vulnerability, desire and subjugation,  within the contexts of myths, religions and everyday domestic relationships. 

Ramina Saadatkhan (b. 1977) is a Baku-based artist who graduated from the Fine Arts Faculty in both the Azimzade Art School and the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts. Her practice spans painting, collage, and pop art, infused with abstract expressionist and pop art sensibilities. Engaging mythology, biblical narratives, and philosophical themes, she resists gendered or socio-cultural constraints, instead using bold, colorful imagery to explore archetypal energies, layered meanings, and encrypted visual forms. Drawing from Azerbaijani artistic heritage, Saadatkhan subtly references traditional carpet weaving and medieval miniature painting through her use of symbolism and structure. Her practice evolves through distinct phases, continually transforming while maintaining a recognisable and coherent visual signature style. Her work has featured in Art Dubai (2025) with Gazelli Art House and a group exhibition Spring Flow (2025), Gazelli Art House, Baku.