The wish for something to occur, accompanied by the expectation of its fulfillment.

Artists: Neda Darzi, Toktam Hemmati, Seyed Ali Seyed Alikhani, Morteza Basravi, Maryam Ashkanian, Aniseh Salehnia, Farideh Ebadi, Tara Azarm, Hamed Ghajarpour Nobandegani

16 AUGUST 2024 - 13 SEPTEMBER 2024

 

Neda Darzi
Passing, Installation

The passing builds endurance. The comings and goings of years make difficulty and feasibility intertwined and they are concurrently engaged into the past. But the blistering pace of time in weaving continues in a slow and steady way. As I pursue it and as I accept what exists, I practice life at the moment; for persistence and survival.

This work is a combination of weavings being performed individually and sometimes within a participatory framework in different spaces since 2016. On this display, all participatory parts have been separated and now the work is presented within a new framework.

 

 

Toktam Hemmati
Untitled, Installation

 

 

Seyed Ali Seyed Alikhani
Moband, Sculpture

The "moband" was a tool used by women in the past to tie their hair. It was made in various forms from gold, silver, or brass, depending on each person's financial status.
Multiple "mobands" were attached throughout the hair, so that as women moved or walked, the sound of them clinking together could be heard.

 

 

Morteza Basravi
Intertwined / semi / complete, Installation

 

 

Maryam Ashkanian
Purge (Emesis), Sculpture

To "Purge" (Emesis) means to consciously induce vomiting to rid someone of that which ails and torments the soul. The act of exposing the irritant agent when it can no longer be avoided or ignored.
In the past, emesis was considered a manual preventative method to purify the body of toxins and impurities to calm and lighten the body.
This is precisely the same life-saving act the artist does with the consequent accumulation of the painful process of observation, experience, and understanding a particular matter; expressing and objectifying the problem into a concrete form or work of art.

 

 

Aniseh Salehnia
Untitled, Installation

In the repetition that brings forth restoration or enhancement, a transformation in the habitual pattern is essential to prevent the recurrence of the prior narrative. This necessitates an intentional metamorphosis or alteration of the pattern, whereby the resulting defamiliarization disrupts the previous process and shatters the cycle of former detrimental behavior.

 

 

Farideh Ebadi
Sparkle, Installation

 

 

Tara Azarm
Untitled, Drawing

 

 

Hamed Ghajarpour Nobandegani
Installation

Each word [of the title] represents a different form of the word "but" in Persian, which do not have distinct equivalents in English and are not literally translatable.