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The Whisper of the Wind

The Whisper of the Wind

Artist:Sara Gaqa

Oil on canvas

150 x 115 cm

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Category: Product ID: 29266

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    The painting “The Whisper of the Wind” is inspired by the poem of the same name by Rumi, the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet which is inscribed into the painting.

    To truly understand and grow from life’s lessons, we must learn to listen—beyond the noise—to the subtle signs of guidance that surround us. This requires focus, awareness, and the courage to follow where life calls us. Such a path asks for faith and attentiveness.

    In Rumi’s spiritual vision, sacred signs are traces of the Divine woven into the fabric of the material world—gentle reminders that all things are connected and part of a greater unity. To align the heart is to bring it into harmony with this divine flow, to surrender the ego, and to awaken to a deeper spiritual truth.

    Even in something as soft and fleeting as the murmur of the wind, the full design of the Divine can be felt because the sacred is not distant or hidden—it lives in the present moment, quietly waiting to be perceived. The wind, imperceptible and gentle, becomes a metaphor for the subtle ways in which life whispers to us and the soul receives divine guidance. The invitation is clear: slow down, listen, and let the heart attune to that sacred presence.

    The wind carries a whisper,
    A massage from the divine,
    Each gust a breath of love,
    Each breeze a sacred sign.
    Listen to the whisper, my love,
    And let your heart align,
    In the winds gentle murmur,
    We find the divine’s design.

    Sara Gaqa

    Sara Gaqa

    Sara Gaqa was born in Germany in 1980 and is of German and Iranian heritage. Growing up between these cultures shaped her perspective on identity and global belonging. Drawn to art from an early age, she began painting on canvas at 14, a practice that remains central to her life.

    In 2000, she pursued the natural sciences, earning a master’s degree in biology in 2006. Gaqa sees art and science as interconnected, both rooted in observation, curiosity, and the desire to understand the world.

    While travelling in South Africa in 2006, she met her husband and relocated to Cape Town two years later, where they now live with their daughter in Hout Bay. Leaving her scientific career behind, she embraced full-time art and exhibits both locally and internationally.

    Her first experience of Africa left a lasting impression, inspiring her work through the continent’s spiritual energy, rich cultures, and connection to nature and community.

    Gaqa’s paintings explore themes of connection, longing, and the search for meaning, sometimes outward toward the unknown or divine, sometimes inward through introspection. Eyes often appear in her work, inviting personal reflection.

    Her layered paintings combine oil, acrylic, and gold leaf, incorporating textures, materials, and fragments of poetry, literature, or philosophy to add emotional and conceptual depth.

    Gaqa has exhibited widely, including ART Innsbruck, and across South Africa, Europe, and the US. She is part of The Travelling Art Gallery, with exhibitions in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Ludwigshafen, Munich, Kassel, Palma de Mallorca, London, and New York.

    In South Africa, she is exclusively represented by The Artists Gallery.

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