Anahita Bagheri
From a Letter in-between the Bars, 2024
Steel, handmade paper, and water based paint
21x15x9 inches
Using steel and handmade paper, I make sculptures that reverse the two-dimensional tradition of floral arabesque (Eslimi-Khataei) into contemporary three-dimensional existences. I make flowers become sharp. The sharpness is a statement of agency and defiance. Flowers are often seen as feminine and delicate (many femme names in Iran are those of flowers). My flowers regain their power through their dangerous edges and become symbols of active resistance.