KABUL/ FORGETME(K)NOT exhibition, Perugia, Italy Painting

FORGETME(K)NOT- Perugia, Italy International Contemporary Art Project Venue: MUSEO DEL RICAMO E DEL TESSILE DI VALTOPINA, Perugia Promoted by: Associazione SCD Textile & Art Studio Italy Synopsis: In August 2023 all beauty salons in Afghanistan were closed on Taliban orders. The ruling is the latest restriction on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment. There was a rare public protest in which dozens of beauticians and makeup artists gathered in Kabul, but security forces broke up the protest using fire hoses and shooting guns into the air. Because of the ban, women not only are not getting their hair and nails done, but 60 000 women lost their jobs and one of the only places they could get support and feel part of community. (Based on ALJAZEERA) Firstly, to make the artwork more authentic the author has invited the hair stylist Vassil Atanassov (Art Director of HCF & Loreal Professionnel Bulgaria) to introduce his interpretation of the theme. He used freshly cut hair from his hair salon as a juxtaposition of what the afghan women do not get anymore. Secondly, as a fashion designer Dimana Nakova made her part of the project in the shape of a wedding gown, which texture resembles natural hair, as a symbol of the most inner and pure dream of a woman. Both parts- hair and a dress are covered with black fabric in order for the viewer to experience how afghan women see and perceive the world. Finally, the artwork extends the matter to a more global perspective, and namely to the interrelation between men and women in general. The needle with a knotted thread and the Love hairpin have been interchanged in order to show that we need to make attempts to understand each other and by means of “COMMUNICATION”, leading to “VOLUNTARINESS”, both catalyzed by love, we could built a more beautiful and fair world.

Painting:Fabric on Soft (yarn, Cotton, Fabric)

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:17 W x 17 H x 1.2 D in

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