Artwork: Saad Qureshi Epact (2026) and The Stillness Before (2025), Saatchi Gallery, London
British artist Saad Qureshi is currently featured in a group exhibition at Saatchi Gallery, London, The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial. The exhibition explores how these two celestial bodies have inspired creativity and beliefs through human history and across different cultures.
Qureshi is showing two new works, a sculpture of a split moon, Epact (2026), and a work on canvas, The Stillness Before (2025). Both works were inspired Quershi says, “from a long standing fascination with the moon, not only as a celestial body, but as a measure of time, memory, faith, and imagination. Growing up, the rhythms of the lunar calendar quietly shaped my understanding of time. The moon became something both deeply familiar and forever beyond reach; a constant presence that continues to inspire wonder. These works explore that space between observation and reverence: where geology meets mythology, where science meets spirituality, and where the visible world becomes transformed by moonlight.”
To explore Qureshi’s work further, read my blog post Tanabana, and the art story of Qureshi’s installation Something About Paradise at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (2020).
The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by The Celestial is showing until 8 September.