Arefeh Riahi (1979)
- Member of
- To See the Inability to See
Omschrijving
Arefeh Riahi (geb. 1979, Teheran) is een beeldend kunstenaar en onderzoeker die momenteel in Den Haag woont. Haar performances, video's, installaties, tekeningen, teksten en schilderijen behandelen vragen over archivering en anarchivering, onbeslisbaarheid, mogelijkheden van lichaam en ruimte, relatie tot macht, censuur, vertaalbaarheid en de veelzijdigheid van interpretatie.
Untitled, 2022
interrāre, al-dafn: Scattering and the counter Archive, collection (unintended)
this note was given to me during the women’s uprising in Tehran. A stranger woman gave it to me in the street. The written text on it says ”with your hair and courage, the world is a better place to live in”. It was a secret way of resistance, acknowledgement between women who were resisting and refusing to wear vail.
material: paper, felt
Object on longterm loan in external archive facility de Appel 2025003
Address: Al Makhrour
Country: Palestine
Coordinates: 31°42'49.5"N 35°10'13.9"E

