Nadere Hakim Elahi, artist, painter, sculptor, and mother of actress Alidousti

We all know the dark side of war, but the paintings in this collection sometimes speak of hope for another tomorrow, of the instinct for survival in a collective movement to escape from destruction and cruelty, of the desire to be free, of leaving, arriving, staying, and starting anew. The refugee collection may be talking about people for whom, as a result of the extravagance of their own kind, the past is a dark dream, the future is an impossible possibility, and the only existing truth is the step that is taken forward. although at the cost of going and forgetting.

December 23, 2022 | 8:46 am