Ri-Connessioni, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo

The exhibition is conceived as a polyphonic space in which to reflect on the mechanisms of preservation and transmission of memory. Through painting and photography, the works on display offer the viewer stratifications of times, places and experiences and shed light on the nature of remembering and its implications in everyday life. The theme that unites the artistic practices of Arvin Golrokh, Bahar Heidarzade and Ahmad Nejad is the memory of the country of origin, a mirror of the past and an inalienable heritage of images that contribute to connoting the identity of each artist.

 

 

Arvin Golrokh (Teheran, 1992)

 

His research concerns the comparison between the experiences in his homeland and the newer ones in the Western world. 

The main focus is on how and in which direction the society and the government try to control and influence people’s vision. Taking into account this consideration, he states the importance of keeping a clear and independent point of view on the world and on life. With this in mind, his family’s experiences and his past in Teheran has provided several tools to understand and analyse control dynamics.