PLEASE NOTE access to the Gallery will be via gate entrances on Kendal and Bartlett Streets due to the Bell Beats Music & Arts Festival Friday 2 October and Saturday 3 October.CHANGE OF HOURS Saturday 3 October. The Gallery will open 1.30pm to 7.30pm to align with the Festival. A free Bell Beats ticket is required to enter the Festival.
TitleA world in between
Year 2022
Medium acrylic on plywood board
Dimensions 100 x 100cm
Artist Statement
The artwork is constructed entirely through Farsi and English calligraphy. The artwork comes to life through the poems, folk lore, family experiences of the revolution, war and immigration. Coming from a first-generation Iranian Australian family, I have had to navigate my way around cultural bias and marginalisation, recognising the importance of representing Iranian women within Western society. This artwork explores cultural assimilation through the layering of language, emphasising the confusion felt when being caught in between two opposing worlds.