from the written room (revisited)
Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments. Cheers.
The Written Room by Parastou Forouhar was part of the 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Drawing on the vast reservoir of Persian culture, Parastou Forouhar's graceful imagery, exquisite patterns and elegant calligraphic installations often cloak experiences of pain and dislocation. In her |Written Room" series, Forouhar covers the surfaces of gallery spaces with soft, rhythmic lines of Farsi script, recording memories, names and fragments of words. The writing loses its linguistic function, and the meanings of the words become secondary to their forms. The script comes alive in a play of colour, line and shape, its lyrical beauty complemented by the movements of gallery visitors, for whom Forouhar's installations become a stage. Though the literal sense of the fragmented texts might be obscure, even to those familiar with the script, the movement of people through the space ensures that hints of its intimacy and power are retained. (Source: www.qagoma.qld.gov.au )
© Chris Burns 2019
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from the written room (revisited)
Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments. Cheers.
The Written Room by Parastou Forouhar was part of the 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Drawing on the vast reservoir of Persian culture, Parastou Forouhar's graceful imagery, exquisite patterns and elegant calligraphic installations often cloak experiences of pain and dislocation. In her |Written Room" series, Forouhar covers the surfaces of gallery spaces with soft, rhythmic lines of Farsi script, recording memories, names and fragments of words. The writing loses its linguistic function, and the meanings of the words become secondary to their forms. The script comes alive in a play of colour, line and shape, its lyrical beauty complemented by the movements of gallery visitors, for whom Forouhar's installations become a stage. Though the literal sense of the fragmented texts might be obscure, even to those familiar with the script, the movement of people through the space ensures that hints of its intimacy and power are retained. (Source: www.qagoma.qld.gov.au )
© Chris Burns 2019
__________________________________________
All rights reserved.
This image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying and recording without my written consent.