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Sadegh Tirafkan “Human Tapestry”
Preview: Tuesday 14th September 2010, 6-8pm
Tirafkan employs different media in his work: photography, video installation, and collage. He graduated from Tehran University with a degree in Photography in 1989 and has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide.
Tirafkan’s work includes “Manhood”, which deals with the perception of masculinity in Persian culture. Other projects such as “Persepolis”, “Ashoura”, “Secret of Words” , “Iranian Man”, “Whispers of the East”, “The Loss of Our Identity”, “Multitude” and “Devotion” deal with Iranian history, identity, sociopolitical, religious and gender issues.
“From 2006 I have been focusing on population and its unbalanced distribution around the world within my works. I don’t only look at the topic from a political aspect but also and most importantly from an artist’s eye – an eye which originates from a thousand year old culture, rich with history and civilization.
I have been trying to combine current events with layered and hidden historical art, using new technology in order to ease communication between people living in today’s world and my work.
In my project, I have platformed and emphasized the population issue as it is faced in today’s Iran. I am also considering humankind’s behavior in different situations. My goal is to demonstrate that all people regardless of gender, culture and religion are indeed looking for inner peace and sanctity.
The carpet is emblematic of Persian culture. It is a symbol of culture, seasonality, richness, diversity and continuity- in time and in history. As such I have been obsessed by the parallelism and marriage between this symbolic, intricately loomed object and the people to which it belongs.” (Sadegh Tirafkan)
Born in Iran in 1965, Tirafkan trained as a photographer at the University of Fine Arts in Tehran. Since the late 1980s, he has participated in numerous solo exhibitions and group shows, primarily in Tehran and Paris.
His works are in the collections of several museums including the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, British Museum, Brooklyn Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Enquiries:
Lee Ann Biddle at Selma Feriani Gallery
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Ayse Suleyman at Louise Alexander Gallery
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Sadegh Tirafkan at Selma Feriani Gallery
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Exhibition dates: 15 September – 7 October 2010 Private View: Tuesday, 14 September 2010 6-8 pm
Gallery Opening Hours Monday to Friday 10.30 - 6.30 pm Saturday 11.30-5.30 pm Sunday – By Appointment Only
Photo: #1, Year 2009-2010 97x149cm, Edition 3/6
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