I am an Iranian artist in London. After spending my childhood in Iran and late teens and early twenties in San Francisco, she settled in London. My nomadic life is reflected in my work where East merges with West and the result is at once familiar and foreign. There are several layers in my work and at times I combine text with images. I also combine different techniques such as linocuts, photography, collage and etching. The result is a rich yet often playful and humorous tableau which the audience is able to engage with and interpret in its own way. In January 2008 the British Museum purchased two series of her work for its contemporary Middle Eastern collection. In January this year, The New York Times published my work on the Editorial page.
My current project is doing a series of work on icons, mostly Iranian. I mainly choose characters from when I was growing up in Iran (late 60’s and 70’s). As a child I was told many fairy tales of beautiful princesses and brave heroes. They faced life’s challenges and always emerged happy and victorious. I believed in fairy tales. My chosen icons lived expectantly. hoping, wishing, dreaming. They were loved and admired and they fulfilled many of their hopes and dreams. But what happened to them in the end? Did these fairytale icons really live happily ever after? And if not, what chance do we have of a fairytale ending? >>> afsoon.co.uk
