Farideh Sakhaeifar's 'You Are in a War Zone' at Trotter & Sholer
Iranian artist Farideh Sakhaeifar's exhibition 'You Are in a War Zone' at Trotter & Sholer (with KODA) in New York runs from 18 March to 17 April 2021. The show uses mute horror to depict the effects of conflict on civilian life. Sakhaeifar, born in the 1980s, has lived in fear of U.S. attacks on Iran. The exhibition includes gelatin silver prints from 2016–17 with drawings of Syrian civil war scenes, a 2021 collage of destroyed statues, and the video 'Halabja, 1988' (2018) featuring a choreographed dancer. The centerpiece is 'Mute' (2019), an eight-by-six-foot digital print under glass on rebound carpet, depicting war symbols and dead bodies. The works are arranged circularly, covering eight sets of artwork across various media.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs 18 March – 17 April 2021 at Trotter & Sholer (with KODA), New York
- Artist Farideh Sakhaeifar is New York-based Iranian born in the 1980s
- Title work includes gelatin silver prints (2016–17) with Syrian civil war drawings
- Collage 'When pulling down a statue, a chain works better than a rope' (2021) features destroyed statues
- Video 'Halabja, 1988' (2018) shows a choreographed dancer
- Centerpiece 'Mute' (2019) is an 8x6 ft digital print under glass on rebound carpet
- Exhibition covers eight sets of artwork in various media
- Sakhaeifar employs mute horror as artistic strategy
Entities
Artists
- Farideh Sakhaeifar
Institutions
- Trotter & Sholer
- KODA
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Iran
- Syria