Firouz FarmanFarmaian
Banner of the Unbanished - Artist Proof 01, 2019
Sienna Red Pigment, Majorelle Blue, Acrylic Marker, Plastoc Paint on Berber Tent Fabric
230 x 130cm
Series: Banners of the Unbanished
Knotting tribal cultures in a sufi circling structure upon which woven sacred fabrics and millenary symbols hang tall. Sourced and produced in the Moroccan Draa Valley and the Sahara, the work calls for the use of air and space, shadow and light, envisioned as an ensemble of imaginary banners mirroring nomadic cosmogonies. Held together by Touareg raw camel wool, tent elements are here turned into work of art. A circle of contemplation and meditation, a haven where different cultures can meet and reflect.
Knotting tribal cultures in a sufi circling structure upon which woven sacred fabrics and millenary symbols hang tall. Sourced and produced in the Moroccan Draa Valley and the Sahara, the work calls for the use of air and space, shadow and light, envisioned as an ensemble of imaginary banners mirroring nomadic cosmogonies. Held together by Touareg raw camel wool, tent elements are here turned into work of art. A circle of contemplation and meditation, a haven where different cultures
Provenance
Artist Proof Produced in NVA Workshops Marbella September 2019
Exhibitions
Memorandum of the Unknown Path Nominated to V&A Jameel Prize 2021