Afghan Artists Reframe Photography Through Needlework at CCS Bard
The graduate students of the Class of 2025 at Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS Bard) are presenting their thesis exhibition titled 15. This event focuses on stories that offer fresh perspectives on today's world and runs at the Hessel Museum of Art until May 25, 2025. As part of their master’s program, students undertake independent projects, introducing new commissions and research. This year's exhibition explores themes like digital dystopias and underrepresented artists. One notable project, gap gap gap / گپ گپ گپ, showcases the work of Afghan artists Hangama Amiri, Latifa Zafar Attaii, and Zelikha Zohra Shoja, who use needlework to reimagine personal photos and address their experiences of displacement.
Key facts
- CCS Bard will present graduate thesis exhibitions by the Class of 2025.
- The exhibitions are collectively titled 15.
- The exhibitions will be on view at Hessel Museum of Art through May 25, 2025.
- One exhibition, gap gap gap / گپ گپ گپ, features three contemporary Afghan artists.
- The artists refigure personal photographs through needlework.
- Featured artists: Hangama Amiri, Latifa Zafar Attaii, Zelikha Zohra Shoja.
- The works are at the intersection of photography and fiber art.
- The exhibition explores displacement and suturing relationships.
Entities
Artists
- Hangama Amiri
- Latifa Zafar Attaii
- Zelikha Zohra Shoja
Institutions
- Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
- Hessel Museum of Art
- Marieluise Hessel Collection
Locations
- Annandale-on-Hudson
- United States