Tehran,
No. 18 Shahin (Khedri) St., Sanaee St.
8 August 2025 - 19 August 2025
“Resistance, Flexible Land", made up of 18 drawings by ink on paper by Neda Zare (b. 1987 Karaj) stems from the artist’s personal experience in the early months of her migration.
On her daily route, she would see a black tent, perhaps sheltering someone beneath it. The daily endurance of this homeless individual, the persistence of the tent and the sense of a latent force waiting to erupt from within that darkness became the inspiration for the work.
The folding form of the work recalls earlier projects by the artist, such as a bed made of chocolate—a home that could be both folded and consumed—originally conceived as a design for greater endurance for a homeless person.
In this project, the artist focuses on themes of homelessness, endurance, flexibility and the fragility subtly hidden within the resistance. This focus emerged as she responded to the art market’s preference for large-scale paintings, inspiring her to create a work that feels both expansive and intimate: large, yet small and easy to transport.
On her daily route, she would see a black tent, perhaps sheltering someone beneath it. The daily endurance of this homeless individual, the persistence of the tent and the sense of a latent force waiting to erupt from within that darkness became the inspiration for the work.
The folding form of the work recalls earlier projects by the artist, such as a bed made of chocolate—a home that could be both folded and consumed—originally conceived as a design for greater endurance for a homeless person.
In this project, the artist focuses on themes of homelessness, endurance, flexibility and the fragility subtly hidden within the resistance. This focus emerged as she responded to the art market’s preference for large-scale paintings, inspiring her to create a work that feels both expansive and intimate: large, yet small and easy to transport.
