German-Iranian artist Haleh Redjaian makes use of the universal language of abstraction to draw upon the human tendency of overlaying reality with structures and systems to apprehend what cannot be otherwise grasped. In her drawings, carpets and spatial thread installations, the artist deploys ready–made or hand-drawn grids and lines as a framework for her geometric elaborations. By allowing irregularities and deviations within this strict order, she acknowledges the ever-present and unforeseen surprises that make up our incomprehensible lives. Her drawings consist of layer upon layer of repetitive line structures in graphite, overlaid with patterns of geometrical shapes in a watercolor palette and shimmering golden details. These light distractions subtly break out of the rigid rational systems that try to contain them.
A journey along the line of time: Whitehouse Gallery | Brussels, Belgium
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