Elmira Iravanizad. In Limbo

11 September to 9 November 2024 ⟶ Galerie

Installation view. Photo by Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad
Middle: Object No. 89, 2024, Metal, 147 x 34 x 26 cm
Right: Sutun No. 3, 2021, Metal and wood, 230 x 34 x 6 cm
Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Object No. 80, 2024, Ceramic, 44 x 45 x 9 cm

Installationview. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Image No. 27, 2022, Collage and pen, 100 x 70 cm- Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Installation view. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Document No.15, 2022, Collage and pen, 100 x 70 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Image No. 28, 2022, collage and pen, 100 x 70 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Gate No. 3, 2024, Metal and wood, 335 x 110 x 54 cm each. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Installation view. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Object No. 71, 2024, Metal and wood, 144 x 8 x 41 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Installation view. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad
Right: Object No. 7, 2024, Ceramic, 55 x 27 x 1,5 cm
Left: Object No. 76, 2024, Ceramic, 59 x 28 x 5 cm

Elmira Iravanizad, Object No. 65, 2023, Metal and wood, 40 x 45 x 8 cm. Photo; Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Document No. 17, 2022, Collage and pen, 100 x 70 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Installation view. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Object No.77, 2024, Ceramic, 24 x 18 x 15 cm

Elmira Iravanizad, Detail, Object No.70, 2024, Metal and wood, 205 x 42 x 57 - 196 cm, Photo: Friedhelm Hoffman

Installation view. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Image No. 25, 2022, Collage and pen, 42 x 29 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Image No. 26, 2022, Collage and pen, 42 x 29 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Image No. 24, 2022, Collage and pen, 42 x 29 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Objekt Nr. 60, 2023, Metal and Wood, 300 x 75 x 75 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Image No. 23, 2022, Collage and pen, 42 x 29 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Image No. 13, 2022, collage and pen, 42 x 29 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Installation view. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Prussian Blue No.5, 2023, Oil on Wood, 42 x 58 cm, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Georg Nothelfer. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Prussian Blue No.8, 2023, Oil on Wood, 42 x 58 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Prussian Blue No.9, 2023, Oil on Wood, 58 x 42 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Prussian Blue No.6, 2023, Oil on Wood, 42 x 58 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Object No.36, 2021, Wood and metal, 200 x 45 x 47 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Installation view. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Object No. 75, 2024, Metal and Wood, 187 x 30 x 33 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Elmira Iravanizad, Object No. 62, 2023, Metal and wood, 83 x 30 x 50 cm. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Installation view. Photo: Friedhelm Hoffmann

Galerie Georg Nothelfer is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of new works by Iranian artist Elmira Iravanizad (*1987).

Opening: Friday, September 13, 6 - 10 pm
Introduction and artist talk: Sunday, September 15, 2 pm

opening hours:
Wed - Fri 12 - 7 pm
Sat 12 - 6 pm

The artist's work includes small and large-format paintings in oil on canvas, sculptures made of ceramic, metal and wood and collages, which she assembles from drawings, cut-outs, paste-overs and overpaintings. She archives, arranges and reuses the remnants of her artistic work in the form of cut-outs and scraps of material.

The resulting forms move from oil painting to softly folded or playfully symbolic wall sculpture to collage and into the archive collection. Her working method combines the different genres in which she works: Layer by layer, she cuts the objects in her paintings out of the coloured background by applying black paint; layer by layer, she loosely assembles shapes cut out of paper in her collages or sticks transparent foil over drawings and colour imprints; layer by layer, she works the surface of her ceramic or wooden sculptures with pencil until they take on a metallic shine. She transforms the materials used, makes inorganic materials appear organic, gives various surfaces a painterly quality and plays with the fact that we as viewers do not immediately recognise whether an object is made of ceramic, wood or metal. In this way, the artworks remain open and accessible: they play with the magic of the unfinished and contrast perfectly finished with still raw areas, which awakens curiosity and encourages viewers to reflect. As you cannot always be sure what material a collage or sculpture is made of, you are tempted to touch it. The artist continues this invitation consistently by creating interactive, moving sculptures.

The forms, which move from artwork to artwork and from one genre to another are in a permanent state of suspension and reflect the artist's cultural background of Iran, the urban landscapes of Tehran, London and Berlin, the connections and seemingly impossible breaches between the present and past and between different cultures.

Special opening hours during Berlin Art Week: September 11. – 15.
Wed - Thu 12 - 7 pm
Fri 12 - 10 pm
Sat 12 - 6 pm
Sun 11 am - 6 pm

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