Aran Project is pleased to present “19+1- They Way We Are Completion of A Trilogy,” by Fatemeh Bahman Syahmard.

The Geography of Suspension- 2017 In the exhaustion between Earth and Sky, where gravity exists, right in the middle of planet Earth, where nothing is permanent, there is a haven, where everything is suspended; positives and negatives as well as decimals. Elements that are connected to each other with numerous threads float in a state of suspension; a concoction of highs and lows. And concepts that away from the reality of the world march between time and space; fear, security and joy of discovery, are at play in this fluid and circular geography. Artists deliberations were precise and astute, and in the pores of her sculptures her hopes and fears were revealed. In this spectacular hubbub, slices of lived experiences that are indicator of artists’ inquisitive mind and fantastical subjectivity, were revealed. A world where ultimately everything reaches an equilibrium. /// The Challenge of Elements- 2019 The continued chaos - which is part of our daily life - next to complexity and state of suspension, in conjunction with forced injection of order and stability were among the characteristics of that collection. Playing within the border lines of three dimensional statues and flat surfaces of paintings was consciously undertaken by the artist to move the viewer, - even for a fraction of a second- to a suspended state and to create confusion between surface and three dimensionality. A fluid passage between two and three dimensions which started and was completed simultaneously. Ultimately while the works spatially took up the space but were paintings made on surface. Audience was facing another kind of suspension; the challenge of elements that in twist and turn and blending were accentuated, and moved through time and space to reach equilibrium and to display part of the challenges and splendor of life. 19+1 The Way We Are- 2020 In this particular time of scarcities and avalanche of events and at a time of numerous domestic and foreign struggles; sanctions, inflation, recession, environmental issues and lastly Covid 19, finally this series of works has come to its end. In each corner of it, the contradictions of our daily life can be seen. Ultimately in a game of hide and seek next to challenges of production and implementation, and despite all difficulties, it was done. There are still those invisible threads that sustain the state of suspension and more than before they picture the stress and apprehensions of the moment right before the incident happens. As if we are at the last minute. The minute where everything from beginning to end passes through our mind. Frozen and silent. As if we are waiting for a meteorite to pass, or for all the icebergs to melt, so that finally the threads are released and we are in a state of suspension, arriving at the point of occurrence. Now the series 19+1 is standing on its point of inception and completion, its birth and death.