Katayoun Amjadi

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Art & Craft

 

My practice straddles the two realms of Art & Craft. One is destined as installations and short term engagements within the art world, and intends to speak to the historical and political narratives of the current human condition. The other resides in homes as tchotchkes and collectibles, carriers of personal histories, perhaps as mementos of an event, time or place. The latter are intended for daily use. Their voices are small, but frequently present, a kind of background chatter, a subtext narration of one’s life.

 

Art

Craft

Statement​

I work primarily as an installation artist. In my work, I seek to draw on multiple cultural histories in ways that explore ideological limitations, and investigate broader global concerns including identity formation, diaspora, nationalism, history, memory, borders, safety, the comfort and unpredictability of home and world, and the poetics of creative expression; synthetic, hybrid, and vital. 

As artist and maker I believe in the latent power of objects to speak. They are embedded with the history of their origin, making and culture. They can carry multiple associations yet also personal and collective meanings as signifiers of a place, time or memory. They are fundamental to my research, indeed they are the structural syllables of the language of my practice.


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