Carpet, 2014, printed saxony carpet, 21 x 220 x 320 cm

Sirous Namazi Twelve Thirty

Stockholm, August 22, 2014 September 27, 2014

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 his new exhibition at Galerie Nordenhake Namazi addresses directly the key moment that led to his escape from Iran and his family’s journey to Sweden. 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 Bahai faith in Shiraz. This event was part of a pattern of persecution which pushed the Namazi family into hiding and flight. Four years later and in the political and religious climate that followed the fall of the Shah, Sirous Namazi and his brothers and sisters were smuggled out of Iran into Pakistan by human smugglers, arriving one year later in Lund, Sweden, as refugees. The children were joined by their parents two years after their arrival.

  • Installation view "Twelve Thirty", Gallery Nordenhake Stockholm 2014
  • Blind, 2014, steel, acrylic glass, cotton, 245 x 116 x 20 cm
  • Stairs, 2014, MDF, HusFix, stainless steel, 93 x 134 x 90 cm
  • Stairs, 2014, MDF, HusFix, stainless steel, 93 x 134 x 90 cm
  • Installation view
  • Door, 2014, teak veneer, decorative glass, lathed brass, inner door, 272 x 110 x 20 cm
  • Door, 2014, teak veneer, decorative glass, lathed brass, inner door, 272 x 110 x 20 cm
  • Door, 2014, detail
  • Installation view
  • Chandelier, 2014, glass, brass, lamps, 240 x 75 x 75 cm
  • Chandelier, 2014, detail
  • Mirror, 2014, mirror glass, 191 x 70 x 20 cm
  • Mirror, 2014, mirror glass, 191 x 70 x 20 cm
  • Sink, 2014, 3D print, ABS plastic, 166 x 57 x 55 cm
  • Sink, 2014, 3D print, ABS plastic, 166 x 57 x 55 cm
  • Installation view
  • Film stills, 2014, inkjet print, 5 panels 32 x 44 cm each
  • Film stills, 2014, inkjet print, 5 panels 32 x 44 cm each