Statement:

Life extends in two dimensions: reality and truth. Reality is the concept that exists, is visible, and flows. Truth is the concept that should exist; it is unseen but felt. An artist perceives and understands the truth and presents it to everyone through art.

Art is a regional concept with a global quality, containing elements of the archetypes of our lives.

In this collection, you will see the long-familiar truths of my life: hands searching for something lost in the future, the complexities and confusions of our generation layered with fleeting yet significant symbols of our past, present, and future.

This collection reflects the concerns of all the smiles that have appeared and the kisses that floated in the air. The world we have built today, with all its disconnections and instabilities, can still be a place for falling in love. All it takes is for me to count to seven. One and two – two and three – three and four – …

Arash Lahiji 

January 2025