Farkhondeh Shahroudi degrees of freedom 5, 2018 felt pen and acrylic on paper Work: 150 x 110 cm
Shahroudi’s drawings have a close relationship with her artist books and fabric artist book creatures made of fabric. Sharing seemingly anthropomorphic and animal features, these hybrid creatures appear to either be floating or grounded to the earth, interacting with plant life. They are in constant communication with themselves and their environment. The dynamic composition of the drawings animate the figures and their surroundings, allowing them to take on the ability to sing, morph and multiply in one’s mind’s eye. The energy in these works can be drawn from the way in which they are created. Shahroudi does not always stand vertically in front of her paper. She sometimes lies on it, walks on it and sleeps on it, producing a playful relationship with the line work that manifests the images.
