2016

Dancing on the Dust

These works were created by collecting cardboard, papier mache and used junk Kurdish fabrics from my hometown Sanandaj, Iran. For me, this collection was such a performing custom ceremony inspired by the worldview of Wabi-sabi, these works were created entirely by hand using handmade papers and Papier-mâché. I created handmade papers in a traditional style by using natural colors. After I completed my collages, I de-collaged the whole work in different ways to mention the concept of destruction in social ethnic identity. Here I used fabrics from traditional Kurdish dresses. Kurdish people wear them in ceremonies and perform traditional dances while taking each other’s hands and standing shoulder to shoulder. They dance around a circle with their feet motions.