The Story of Tiles and Ropes In-Between داستان سفالها و طنابها
The Story of Tiles and Ropes In-Between/داستان سفالها و طنابها moves through the fragile space of migration, where memory, material, and motion intertwine. It is about swinging: swinging between two roofs, swinging between two landscapes. It is about the fragility of a roof, the fragility of a memory. Suspended between Northern Iran and Canada, the work reflects gestures to find belonging—the stitching, the carrying, the quiet resistance of the body as it navigates cultural displacement. Caught between two systems—an oppressive regime and a colonial legacy—the female body is constantly policed, rendered visible and invisible, resilient and vulnerable. The work traces this tension as a lived condition. Terracotta clay and braided jute, materials rooted in the architecture and agriculture of Gilan, a northern province of Iran, anchor the installation in tactile memory. Jute, once wrapped around saplings or woven into sacks, carries the textures of land, labor, and time. Walking, stitching, dragging: these repeated gestures mirror the rhythms of adaptation, building presence through movement. The body becomes a bridge across geographies, bearing fragile weight, mending distance, and echoing with sonic traces of resilience. Through fragmented form and sound, the exhibition invites viewers into a shifting emotional geography, where home is not fixed, but carried and reassembled. Each step, knot, and stitch becomes part of an ongoing narrative of displacement, repair, and becoming.
