Micrography of Lauryn Hill

BY MATTHEW SALFITY

The artist’s Arabic calligraphy micrography portrait of musician Lauryn Hill is inspired by her depiction on the cover of her debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Her face and hair feature dense text with transliterations of her songs scattered throughout.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Matthew Salfity is a freshman at Duke studying Biomedical Engineering. Outside of his studies, he is interested in Arabic calligraphy and micrography. For more of his art, check out @calligraphy_in_arabic on Instagram.