Where Silence Settles

Where Silence Settles explores the emotional dissolution shaped by Alzheimer's, as a father gradually loses recognition of his child. "During my final visit to Iran, my father, whilst he battles with Alzheimer's, entrusted me with two notebooks of poetry he had written in his youth. These verses, rich with emotional and political insight of the time, became the foundation of my work." The poems, transcribed in handwritten Farsi and embedded within the painting, serve to resist the erasure of memory. Through a layered visual, spatial, and tactile engagement that intertwines with archival content, the painting represents the preservation of what has been lost -and holding onto a bond slipping into silence.

Images: Where Silence Settles Medium: This mixed-media, text, and painting installation combines pencil and ink on fabric Size: 335 cm x 250cm x 175 cm Year: 2025