collettivo culturale tuttomondo Maryam Ashkanian (Iran)
Maryam Ashkanian (Bandar-e Anzali, Iran, 1988) è una pittrice e scultrice iraniana.
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opera: Maryam Ashkanian, Sleep Series, 2016
Nelle opere che compongono la Sleep Series Maryam Ashkanian ha ricamato persone profondamente addormentate sulla superficie di raffinati cuscini fatti a mano, adattandone le dimensioni all’area che occuperebbero fisicamente se facessero un pisolino su di essi.
I dormienti ricamati giacciono abbandonati in diverse posizioni sullo sfondo bianco, alcuni con le braccia tese, altri con le braccia strette al corpo.
Queste opere sono un modo di accedere alla dimensione dei sogni, un luogo dove Ashkanian ritiene sia possibile osservare se stessi nella forma più pura.
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Iranian artist Maryam Ashkanian made a name for herself as a painter and sculptor.
Her hand-sewn fabric art ‘Sleep Series’ has recently made an impression in the international art world. For this she chose the finest cloths as bases for pillows.
On this collection of pillows, the artist embroidered portrayals of sleeping people. Ashkanian understands dreams as a way of entering a broader universe. In the given time frame sleeping people are observers, still gaining unique experiences.
“I am really interested in sleeping people and I want to explore what they see in their dreams. I also believe they are in a different land or a different life. For me, when I start to sleep I really find myself in the middle of nowhere; in my utopia. I change into another person, or my real character, without a mask.” Depicting her subjects as soft sculptures that are made into pillows is a natural way for Ashkanian to represent the intimacy of watching a sleeping person as they dream. “Pillows are a metonymy of a dream,” she says. “Every person has a close relationship with his or her pillow, it is very, very personal.” .