Stories of My Father
2 screenshots from a PDF document
The works were created during the exploration prompted by the Absurd Questionnaire:
Father/Fathers
The works were created at home in the second laboratory on the topic of father/fathers.
The first screenshot shows the Artist Researcher Negin Rezaie Martos. She has a long brown beard glued on. Below that is the heading in large blue letters “FATHER FATHERS” and the details of the lab.
The second screenshot shows a painted-over carpet.
The images I used are all of Qashqai carpets. These carpets typically feature figures of men and animals, with women rarely depicted. The carpet I chose tells a story of men as warriors and also reflects nature. I created a collage with this carpet. Near the center, there’s a body without a face, surrounded by orange trees and hands. I also added a faded image of the Zagros Mountains to the collage.
For me, these carpets represent an old form of storytelling in Iran, one that needs to be revisited. In this piece, I didn’t modernize the story but aimed to evoke nostalgia and discuss the traditional roles of Qashqai men, along with my positive memories associated with them.
How is history archived and passed down in your country, in your society?
Who archives and tells history?
Where do you find your father/fathers in this history?
Where do you find your mother/mothers?
Where do you find yourself in this history?
