Comprising a new series of paintings on canvas, boards and found crates, this exhibition builds on Rahman’s ongoing research into dreams and memories from the many communities that make up the artist’s relationship to London.  

Often taking a conversation between Rahman and their subject as a starting point, the works included in this exhibition each tell their own unique story while straddling themes of interspecies, internationalist and intergenerational kinship, subculture and labour. Among the many works included are a dreamscape developed in collaboration with Ballroom house mother, Bambi Laveaux; a memory of Rahman watching their brother practice kickflips in Ilford in the 2000s; and a painted wooden crate commemorating workers, carers, lovers and agitators who were active in the early AIDS crisis in the UK.

Throughout Remember to Live, Rahman experiments with painting as a way of marking unsung histories and dreams important to them, inviting us into new and old worlds in order to reevaluate the mundane, imaginary and bygone as magically alive.

Remember to Live is part of Peer’s 2025 Programme and is accompanied by a series of events as part of our Talks, Events and Workshops programme.