Let Us Believe In The Beginning Of The Cold Season

My series “Let us believe in the beginning of the cold season” consists of life-size photo prints of a diverse group of women. Starting with photographic prints, I paint, collage, and sew onto portraits of women, responding to the textures of their clothing and faces with paint, thread, and real human hair. I explore the symbolism of pattern, drawing parallels between ubiquitous American plaid and Iranian weaving, textile, and text. Hair is the common thread in this series of work but not the only one. In some of the works I use other elements to cover faces. So covering or veiling is a key concept I am working with.