This week, we speak with artist Sheida Soleimani. Soleimani grew up in the American Midwest hearing stories of her parents’ escape from Iran: her father spending years in hiding, her mother imprisoned in solitary confinement. Now, she is using three-dimensional collages to tell their story. And she’s doing it in collaboration with them.
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Links:
– Lilah’s profile of Sheida Soleimani, from the FT Weekend Magazine’s recent photography special: https://on.ft.com/3MjCQTB)
– You can explore Ghostwriter on the Edel Assanti website. It’s on view at their gallery in London until May 13: https://edelassanti.com/exhibitions/115-sheida-soleimani-ghostwriter/)
– Sheida Soleimani’s 2021 work Proof: https://dennygallery.com/artists/sheida-soleimani/)
– Ghostwriter will be on view at the Denny Gallery in Manhattan in September
– Sheida is on Instagram at @sheidajanam)
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