Taji Ra'oof Nahl is TR7

Full Statement video still from, Black Seed & Me , 2025. written, directed & filmed in collaboration with William Classic Thomas TR7: Painter of Stories / Griot of Signs Qur’anic Parallels and Islamic Touchpoints in the Modus Operandi of My Work My work as an artist unfolds through what I call Field Trips to Staged Productions —a seven-phase process that moves from research to activation, sculpture to cinema. Though its form belongs to the language of contemporary art, its f

As the solo exhibition Cross Pollination draws to a close at Marginal Utility, we are grateful & appreciative of your indulgence it has been a truly rewarding & enriching adventure. To do a proper exit to what was intricate experiment in field production & using the gallery as a base station, I have had a change of heart in terms of executing a live production in the gallery. To facilitate this I have reconfigured Marginal Utility to accommodate an unexpected art happing, M

In this reflection, TR7 traces the lineage of Sonic Dojo: Crescendo , linking the sacred description of humankind as pottery in the Qur’an with the sound worlds of Milford Graves and Butch Morris. From the Icebox Project Space to The Pottery Gym, this essay follows how conduction, vibration, and breath form a continuum of practice — a relay of legacy carried forward through ensemble improvisation. Another Field Trip, Another Staged Production In the sacred Qur’an Allah (SWT

Museum for Art in Wood – Planks in a Shipwreck (Philadelphia) Audio Performance with Jair-Rohm Parker Wells- Sept. 10, 2025 At the...