About

Artist Statement: I am a storyteller. My story began in Esfahan, in my mother’s womb, just as the Iran-Iraq war broke out. My childhood was spent moving from shelter to shelter, hiding inside mountains to escape the bombs. Yet, in the midst of war, I was surrounded by beauty. I watched my mother spend an entire year hand-weaving a single carpet, knot by knot. By age six, I was learning to weave alongside her. This duality—the violence of war and the patience of creation—is why I make art. Whether through painting, drawing, installation, or performance, I bridge the gap between survival and beauty. I create to turn the memory of struggle into a ritual of reclamation. I tell these stories to say that even in the face of loss, there is a cosmic geometry that connects us all.