Chairs, 2015, steel sheet, powder coating, polyurethane, 31.5 x 109 x 83 cm

Sirous Namazi Twelve Thirty

Berlin, May 02, 2015 June 20, 2015

In addition to exploring the legacies of Minimalism, the Readymade and the multiplicity of urban living and mass consumption, Sirous Namazi has throughout his practice explored themes of failure, vulnerability and destruction — both structural and personal.

In the last years the artist has worked on a comprehensive project Twelve Thirty in which he directly addresses the key moment that led to his escape from Iran. On 15th of November 1978, when Namazi was 8 years old, his family home was plundered and destroyed in connection to the persecution of members of the Bahá'í faith in Shiraz. This event was part of a pattern of persecution, which pushed the Namazi family into hiding and flight, and eventual immigration to Sweden.

  • Wardrobe, 2015, veneered teak, ABS-plastic, lacquer, 310.5 x 219 x 100 cm
  • Refrigerator, 2015, polyurethane, valchromat, PLA-plastic, lacquer, plinth, 143 x 80 x 80 cm
  • Mirror, 2014, mirror glass, 191 x 70 x 20 cm
  • Mirror, 2014, mirror glass, 191 x 70 x 20 cm
  • Blind, 2014, steel, acrylic glass, cotton, 245 x 116 x 20 cm
  • Installation view
  • Installation view
  • Installation view
  • Wardrobe, 2015, veneered teak, ABS-plastic, lacquer, 310.5 x 219 x 100 cm
  • Mirror, 2014, mirror glass, 191 x 70 x 20 cm
  • Door, 2014, teak veneer, decorative glass, lathed brass, inner door, 272 x 110 x 20 cm
  • Chandelier, 2014, glass, brass, lamps, 240 x 75 x 75 cm
  • Chandelier, 2014, detail
  • Sink, 2014, ABS plastic, lacquer, 166 x 57 x 55 cm