OUR THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

13 October 2023 - 31 October 2023

Statement

 Our Thousand and One Nights
Once, the visual identity of this land, cast aside and exiled, found refuge in a decorative realm—surviving through stylized motifs on fabrics, tiles, and carpets. What remains with us today are fossils of creatures that once possessed movement and life. Inspired by Iranian mythology in miniature painting and Persian literature, I have also drawn on the atmosphere of traditional puppet theater and shadow plays. This influence has shaped the mechanisms and choice of materials for this collection.
Through the interplay of forms, I have sought to arrive at a new visual perspective, where the realm of stories and characters emerges at the boundary between objectivity and abstraction. The tales and narratives revealed themselves only in the final stages of creation, much like an actor in a play who slowly and gracefully steps out of the darkness toward the audience, gradually unveiling their face.
And now, here stands the storyteller of Our Thousand and One Nights.

Selected Works

Untitled/ Mixed Media on Panel/ H 70 x W 50 cm/ H 27.5 x W 19.7 in/ 2017

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

Untitled/ Mixed Media on Canvas/ H 80 x W 80 cm/ H 31.5 x W 31.5 in/ 2019

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

Untitled/ Mixed Media on Canvas/ H 100 x W 70 cm/ H 39.4 x W 27.5 in/ 2018

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

Untitled/ Mixed Media on Canvas/ H 90 x W 50 cm/ H 35.4 x W 19.7 in/ 2019

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

Untitled/ Mixed Media on Panel/ H 100 x W 70 cm/ H 39.4 x W 27.5 in/ 2017

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

Untitled/ Mixed Media on Canvas/ H 70 x W 70 cm/ H 27.5 x W 27.5 in/2018

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

Untitled/ Mixed Media on Canvas/ H 200 x W 100 cm/ H 78.7 x W 39.4 in/ 2018

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

Installation Views

OUR THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Installation view, 2023

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

OUR THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Installation view, 2023

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

OUR THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Installation view, 2023

HOMAYOUN HAYATI

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