Opening on 9th June 2023
On view until 23rd June 2023

“Recalling the Unknown” is an installation of “things” and “writings.” Each piece of this installation is a result of the process of intervention in memories and knowledge gathered across different horizons; dehistoricized, dematerialized, and encoded once again. So the construction of this exhibition seems more like an archeology of the unseen. It is also a practice in what I call “shading,” the world in which I try to experience a kind of “unseeing.” The structure of this installation, in the internal relationships between the different elements and also on a formal level, is one of fragmentation. But the overall coherence between the artworks creates a maze of signs, continuously connecting the “things” and the “writings” while maintaining an unfillable gap between them. In the structure of this installation, theoretical contemplations, story-like narratives, delusional ramblings, images, and objects are all treated the same, presenting a multitude of different perceptual temporalities for the audience to explore.
Navid Salajegheh