Contributing Artists

Azadeh Gholizadeh, Sanaz Sohrabi, Maryam Zareh

Exhibition Statement as Preserved in the SUGS/SITE Archives:

Centering on shared themes of hiding, covering, and uncovering (UN)(DIS)COVERED proposes a sensitive and complex understanding of Persian identity through the work of three Iranian women artists. Exploring the dialectical relationship between veiling and unveiling, Azadeh Gholizadeh’s (MFA 2012) sculptures interrogate the paradox of being both visible and hidden. Paintings by Maryam Zareh (MFA 2013) accentuate the separation of public and private spheres, prompting an acute awareness of the space exhibited and a deeper inquiry into that which is hidden. Juxtaposing traditional and modern sources, Sanaz Sohrabi’s (MFA 2014) photographic prints depict the dichotomy between personal identity and religion through a study of cultural materiality.