Tehran,
No.20, Mahroozadeh Ave., Shariati St., Qods Sq.
4 October - 18 October 2024
In 1961, America sent the first hominid into space. The passenger on this historic journey was not a brave human, but a small chimpanzee named "Ham." In the context of the Cold War's arms race and political rivalry, this journey was recorded in history as a symbol of the victor's superiority and the realization of humanity's long-held desire to dominate the world and conquer nature. This experience and its reflection in Ham's mind or body were never transmitted. He was the first mammal to, albeit involuntarily, touch the vast expanse of space and experience the encounter with Earth from a new perspective. The exhibition "Ham," with a look at this historical moment and the surrounding questions, seeks to explore what was formed in the minds of early humans in relation to the sky. Did they, when gazing at the blue dome, ever think of traveling to the heavens? Could they imagine the Earth from a distance and through a different perspective? In this way, the exhibition invites the viewer to see through the eyes of another – the other of Ham or early humans. In this exhibition, works by artists from different generations have been brought together to create a space between the artwork and the viewer. Through this coexistence, diverse perspectives and viewpoints invite the viewer to "imagine a new experience from another's perspective."
Artists
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