Memory
Oct 30 - Dec 6
Parvaneh Radmard



Parvaneh Radmard, Collection 2002


Memory is synonymous with passing life and history. It is like static and limpid water that when touched, trembles and brings up underlying layers to the surface. Memories are a collection of ambiguous images, a reminder of the past. Reflecting on our past brings recognition and comprehension of ourselves. These reflections evoke the desire to document memories. Combining functional objects with photographs, I explore cultural and personal symbols and histories. The resulting works, Diary, Collection, and Document are all testaments to the past, familiar objects and images that attempt to preserve history and expand memory to the present.

Parvaneh Radmard graduated from the University of Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran. She did post graduate studies at York University, Toronto and Camden College, London, England. She has exhibited in the US at A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, and The National Museum of Women in Arts, Washington D.C., and in Canada at The Grimsby Public Gallery, Ontario, and Open Studio, Workscene Gallery, A Space Gallery, and Gallery 76, in Toronto. Her work, collected by both private and public patrons, has also been shown in England, Ireland, Poland, Brazil and Japan.