The artwork "LEADERS/DEALERS (Light Blue/Red)" by Anahita Razmi features a gradient blend of light blue and red hues, creating a striking visual contrast that highlights the word "DEADER" in subtle, overlapping text. The minimalist composition draws attention to the interplay between colors and typography. Razmi's style employs bold colors and textual ambiguity to challenge perceptions, reflecting her interest in identity and cultural narratives. Through this piece, Razmi critiques political and social constructs, particularly in the context of Iran's complex cultural landscape. ...
Her video, installation and performance works focus on issues of identity and gender and examine processes of cultural appropriation in which the meanings of existing images, artefacts and thus identities are put into question by situating them in another context. Razmi often uses strategies of disarrangement to consider structures of perception within consumer and pop culture against the background of different communities between ‘the West’ and ‘the Middle East’. The Islamic Republic of Iran, with its current political and social conditions and relations, remains an open, ambivalent point of reference. ...
CARBON 12 was established in 2008, initiating a comprehensive, firmly global, program of institution-grade artists. Internationally active, Carbon 12 continuously introduces and promotes both established and emerging artists to the
UAE contemporary art scene, supplementing its 6-8 annual exhibitions with diverse contextual activities including
publications and talks that actively engage the public and educational institutions. The playful, organic process that
constitutes the creative production of Carbon 12’s artist base is facilitated and mirrored by its location in Al Quoz. ...
