Who is Anna Pahlavi
In her collection of drawings the artist has created a series of images using ink on paper. Surrounding the drawing is a web of cotton fiber interlaced with pins, forming a loose circle. The recurring motif in these works is a female figure with an elongated, blackened face. It looks as though the soul of the woman is being sucked out by another mysterious figure.
The string and the pins have their part to play in this drama as the lights of the gallery create a shadow play on the paper, forming a three-dimensional effect that draws the viewer into a vortex that surrounds these shadowy figures. Next to the drawings are a set of six daguerreotypes mounted on hand welded oxidized steel with copper framing. Each piece has a distinctive phrasing which is open to interpretation by the viewer..
