The Valleys of the Simorgh Group Exhibition at Hinterland
The exhibition titled 'The Valleys of the Simorgh' at Hinterland in Vienna draws inspiration from the INTRA project and the Persian poet Attār’s work, 'Conference of the Birds'. It showcases seven distinct valleys, each illustrated by a different artist: the Valley of the Quest (Ahmadjan & Maren Amini), Valley of Love (Tanja Boukal), Valley of Knowledge (Monika Huber), Valley of Detachment (Ali & Maheen Kazim), Valley of Unity (Anahita Razmi), Valley of Wonderment (Mohsin Shafi), and Valley of Poverty and Annihilation (Farkhondeh Shahroudi). The exhibition emphasizes Attār's themes surrounding freedom and equality. Participating artists include Ahmadjan Amini (Afghanistan), Maren Amini (Hamburg), Tanja Boukal (Vienna), Monika Huber (Munich), Ali Kazim (Lahore), Maheen Kazim (Lahore), Anahita Razmi (Germany/Iran), and Mohsin Shafi (Pakistan).
Key facts
- Exhibition 'The Valleys of the Simorgh' at Hinterland, Vienna.
- Inspired by Attār's 'Conference of the Birds'.
- Seven valleys each assigned to an artist.
- Ahmadjan Amini fled Afghanistan in 1980 due to Soviet invasion.
- Maren Amini studied at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.
- Tanja Boukal studied stage design at Wiener Kunstschule.
- Monika Huber's Archiv Einsdreissig shown at multiple museums.
- Ali Kazim's work in Tate, British Museum, and Metropolitan Museum.
Entities
Artists
- Ahmadjan Amini
- Maren Amini
- Tanja Boukal
- Monika Huber
- Ali Kazim
- Maheen Kazim
- Anahita Razmi
- Mohsin Shafi
- Farkhondeh Shahroudi
Institutions
- Hinterland
- INTRA
- Afghan Institute of Technology
- Rolf Laute Art School
- SCHLUMPER
- University of Fine Arts
- Institute for Computer Graphic Design
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
- Spiegel
- Zeit
- Stern
- Chrismon
- Fraunhofer Institute
- Hamburg Wasser
- Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
- Wiener Kunstschule
- HBLA Herbststraße
- Kunstverein Augsburg
- Museum der Moderne Salzburg
- Wien Museum MUSA
- Academy of Fine Arts
- Haus der Kunst München
- Maximiliansforum München
- Grassi Museum Leipzig
- Landesmuseum Stuttgart
- Kunsthaus/ Kunsthalle Nürnberg
- Museo Macro Asilo Rom
- Kunstverein Rosenheim
- Kunstverein Tiergarten Berlin
- Pinakothek der Moderne München
- Deutscher Kunstverlag
- De Gruyter
- National College of Arts, Lahore
- Slade School of Fine Art
- Tate
- British Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Ashmolean Museum
- Metropolitan Museum
- Asia Pacific Museum
- Rose Art Museum
- Queensland Art Gallery
- Qatar Museums
- Burger Collection Hong Kong
- Creative Cities Collection, Beijing
- Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
- Devi Art Foundation
- Samdani Foundation
- Durjoy Foundation
- Kemal Lazar Foundation
- Islamabad Airport
- Pakistan Institute of Fashion Design
- Museo Jumex
- Halle 14
- Zacheta National Gallery of Art
- Kunstraum Innsbruck
- Sazmanab Centre for Contemporary Art
- Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
- National Art Center, Tokyo
- Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
- 7th Çanakkale Biennial
- 5th Bucharest Biennale
- Tarabya Cultural Academy
- Goethe at LUX Residency
- MAK-Schindler Scholarship
- Frieze Foundation
- NCA Lahore
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Malaspa
- Panjshir Valley
- Afghanistan
- Kabul
- Hamburg
- Germany
- Munich
- Lahore
- Pakistan
- London
- UK
- New York City
- USA
- Oxford
- Beijing
- China
- New Delhi
- India
- Dhaka
- Bangladesh
- Tunisia
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Leipzig
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Innsbruck
- Tehran
- Iran
- Baden-Baden
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Çanakkale
- Turkey
- Bucharest
- Romania
- Istanbul
- Los Angeles
- Kasur