Hiva Alizadeh's First European Solo Show at The Flat in Milan
The Flat – Massimo Carasi in Milan presents 'Nomad Chants', the first European solo exhibition of Kurdish-Iranian artist Hiva Alizadeh (born 1989 in Kerman). The show draws on Persia's millennia-old tradition of Kerman carpet weaving, reinterpreted through a cosmopolitan, 'glocal', and psychedelic lens. Alizadeh's tapestries are woven with synthetic hair extensions and composed in vibrant, fluorescent color palettes, merging Eastern and Western influences into a complex perceptual weave. His inspirations range from the morphology and colors of the Iranian landscape traversed by nomadic populations to the pixel language of digital culture, from mosque tile patterns to their kaleidoscopic reflections on the floor. The resulting 'painting' is timeless, structured with industrially produced fibers and acidic tones that grip the viewer's gaze.
Key facts
- Hiva Alizadeh's first European solo exhibition is at The Flat – Massimo Carasi in Milan.
- The exhibition is titled 'Nomad Chants' (Nomad Chants, canto nomade).
- Alizadeh is a Kurdish-Iranian artist born in Kerman in 1989.
- The work references the millennia-old tradition of Kerman carpet weaving.
- The tapestries are woven with synthetic hair extensions.
- The color palettes are vibrant and fluorescent.
- Inspirations include Iranian nomadic landscapes, digital pixel language, mosque tile patterns, and kaleidoscopic reflections.
- The materials include industrially produced fibers and acidic tones.
Entities
Artists
- Hiva Alizadeh
Institutions
- The Flat – Massimo Carasi
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Kerman
- Iran