Never Ending Chaos

Iranian Photographer Captures Revolution and War

Rana Javadi's exhibition "Never-Ending Chaos" is the first in a series of exhibitions of contemporary Iranian artists presented by Robert Klein Gallery in Boston, USA. The exhibition opens from Friday, December 6, 2013 until Friday, January 31, 2014 at ARS LIBRI.

"You can almost hear the war's drumbeat pounding" writes Cate McQuaid in The Boston Globe (07.01.2014). The 14 prints presented include photos Javadi took as a photojournalist during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war which he decorates in collages to capture images of Iranian conflicts.

Iranian artist Mehran Mohajer writes: "Modern photographer Rana Javadi sets down images from our recent memories, the signs of violent conflict and strange bloodied images....Maybe the photographer uses collage to unite these pieces, creating an unbroken interpretation of fragmented narratives. Maybe her decorations are meant to lessen the depth of violence these cracks have left on us. But the lines between the tiles and photographs are visible. The pieces are not joined together as an even surface. It's possible they'll split apart and fall down in a jumble. This is the clutter of memories. We have to contemplate the confusion that fills our eyes and minds but fails to create a seamless culture. Maybe these works are the place for such thoughts." (Artdaily)
 

Tags: 

  • Photography
  • Iran
  • Exhibition

Place: 

  • Boston, USA

Language: 

  • English