Bait Al Serkal
Part 5 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.
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Venue: Bait Al Serkal
Reincarnation #Flower, 1980-81
85.5 x 71 cm
Reincarnation #Nude, 1980-81
80 x 97 cm
Reincarnation #Swing, 1980-81
71 x 90 cm
The embroideries based on rococo style are made by one of the Korean women who have lived in Iran for more than forty years while waiting out the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88). The methodical needlework suggests a complex process of internalisation and untold private experience.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
© Text: SB12 Guidebook
Part 5 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.