700*300 cm
Ink on Textile
Oslo, Norway
2024
The Boxer
There are moments in life that leave a mark on people and follow them to their future. For me, it was my grandmother, a Qashqai nomadic woman, waving kilim with colorful threads. She would sit in front of the looms and start weaving without a pattern on paper, I thought she was a wizard. She always knew what color to use for the next knot and what the next pattern was. When I questioned her about such artistically unique skills, she would say “…just look around you, the color of the wild pistachio trees and the gold of sunset.”
I start the first step, working like my grandmother; sitting on the ground in front of my work, walking around it, being a part of it. The pleasure of unconditional experimentation depends on this engagement. It could be a painting; sculpture, or weaving a kilim carpet. At this point, the artwork is the scene of an event. figures detach from their context and regenerate themselves into an independent form of art. Automatism relies on the artists’ subconscious. A mixture of intention and what happens unexpectedly. The first move is unrestricted and instinctual. But the second stage is calculated. At this stage, the task is to find a balance between freedom and discipline. Following a dramatic visualization as well as a united foundation.