• sisterhood

    Sisterhood Sisterhood is an ongoing painting series that explores shared emotional spaces shaped through lived experiences of womanhood.   My work focuses on moments of stillness, proximity, and quiet connection, gestures and expressions that often remain unseen or undervalued.   Rooted in my experience of living between geographies, the series moves beyond personal narrative toward…

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  • at the moment

    This collection was created in 2021, this series of collages reflects my ongoing interest in the inner emotional landscapes of women.The figures exist in suspended moments — smoking, reading, resting، gestures that feel ordinary yet psychologically charged.I am drawn to the quiet complexity of these states, where vulnerability and strength coexist.

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  • Public Transit Diaries collection of drawings by Melika Saeeda

    public transit diaries

    Public Transit Diaries is a collection of observational drawings inspired by moments encountered on public transportation. The series captures quiet, unguarded scenes of people in transit—waiting, resting, daydreaming, or simply passing time between destinations. Drawn from life, each piece reflects the rhythms of daily movement and the shared yet solitary experience of commuting. Together, the…

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