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MULTIMEDIALE WANDTEPPICHE ÜBER DAS LEBEN IM IRAN
KÜNSTLER SADEGH TIRAFKAN STELLT FRAGEN NACH IRANISCHER IDENTITÄT
ERÖFFNUNG: 22. MAI, 11.00 - 16.00 UHR
AUSSTELLUNG bis 2. JULI 2011
AB GALLERY Luzern/ Emmenbrücke
LUZERN MAI 2011. Der iranische Künstler SADEGH TIRAFKAN (*1965) präsentiert in der AB GALLERY
Luzern vom 22. MAI – 2. JULI 2011 seine neue Werkserie „Human Tapestry“. Bei seinem jüngsten
Werk vereint Tirafkan traditionelle Teppichknüpferei mit moderner Digitalfotografie. Er erforscht,
was es heute bedeutet Iraner zu sein und zeigt wie moderne Identität durch das Aufeinandertreffen
von Vergangenheit und Gegenwart repräsentiert werden kann. Seine Werke konzentrieren sich auf
iranische Traditionen und religiöse Rituale. Sadegh Tirafkan nutzt sein kulturelles Wissen, um seiner
persischen Identität nachzuspüren.
“From 2006 I have been focussing on population and its unbalanced distribution around the world
within my works. I don’t only look at the topic from a political aspect but also and most importantly
from an artist’s eye – an eye which originates from a thousand year old culture, rich with history and
civilization. I have been trying to combine current events with layered and hidden historical art, using
new technology in order to ease communication between people living in today’s world and my work.
In my project, I have focussed and emphasized the population issue as it is faced in today’s Iran. I am
also considering humankind’s behaviour in different situations. My goal is to demonstrate that all
people regardless of gender, culture and religion are indeed looking for inner peace and sanctity. The
carpet is emblematic of Persian culture. It is a symbol of culture, seasonality, richness, diversity and
continuity - in time and in history. As such I have been obsessed by the parallelism and marriage
between this symbolic, intricately loomed object and the people to which it belongs.”
(Sadegh Tirafkan)
Sadegh Tirafkan wurde 1965 im Irak als Sohn iranischer Eltern geboren. An der University of Fine Arts
in Tehran / Iran studierte er Fotografie. Tirafkans Werke sind in zahlreichen internationalen
Sammlungen, u.a. im British Museum und im Los Angeles County Museum of Art vertreten.
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MULTIMEDIA TAPESTRIES ON IRANIAN LIFE
ARTIST SADEGH TIRAFKAN INQUIRES ABOUT TODAY`S IRANIAN IDENTITY
OPEN SUNDAY: MAY 22, 2011. Sadegh Tirafkan will be present.
EXHIBITION RUNNING FROM MAY 22 – JULY 2, 2011 at AB GALLERY Lucerne/ Emmenbrücke
LUCERNE MAY 2011. Iranian artist SADEGH TIRAFKAN (*1965) presents his latest work series „Human Tapestry“ at AB GALLERY Lucerne. The exhibition opens on May 25 and runs until July 2,
2011.
In his most recent work Tirafkan combines traditional carpet weaving with modern digital
photography. He studies what it means to be Iranian today and how modern identity can be
represented by the merging of past and present. His works focus on themes of Iranian traditions and
religious rituals. Sadegh Tirafkan uses his cultural knowledge to explore his Persian identity.
“From 2006 I have been focussing on population and its unbalanced distribution around the world
within my works. I don’t only look at the topic from a political aspect but also and most importantly
from an artist’s eye – an eye which originates from a thousand year old culture, rich with history and
civilization. I have been trying to combine current events with layered and hidden historical art, using
new technology in order to ease communication between people living in today’s world and my work.
In my project, I have focussed and emphasized the population issue as it is faced in today’s Iran. I am
also considering humankind’s behaviour in different situations. My goal is to demonstrate that all
people regardless of gender, culture and religion are indeed looking for inner peace and sanctity. The
carpet is emblematic of Persian culture. It is a symbol of culture, seasonality, richness, diversity and
continuity - in time and in history. As such I have been obsessed by the parallelism and marriage
between this symbolic, intricately loomed object and the people to which it belongs.”
(Sadegh Tirafkan)
Born in Iraq in 1965 to Iranian parents, Sadegh Tirafkan trained as photographer at the University of
Fine Arts in Tehran. Since the late 1980s, he has participated in numerous solo exhibitions and group
shows around the globe and his works are part of permanent collections of several museums
worldwide, for instance in the British Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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