Total Arts Gallery, Dubai
“Scraps” An exhibition of photographs and found objects, by Dariush Zandi & Shaqayeq Arabi, Total Arts Gallery, 10th March - April 15th 2009.
Toothbrushes, scissors and bicycle pumps are conglutinated in sculpturesque forms. A burnt generator resembles a bird cage. Other artifacts have been given a new meaning when they became part of installations by Dariush Zandi and Shaqayeq Arabi. An installation of twenty-five generators recalls the skyline of cities. Another installation of burnt knives could be aesthetic wallpaper.
One year after the brutal explosion of an Al Quoz warehouse, the ferocity of the fire and sense of tragedy arouse this series of work. “Scraps” commemorates this moment of shock. The scale of this event and impact on our life startled the artists. On the site of the explosion they discovered that something had been devastated but something new did arose from the ruins.
Total Arts Gallery, Al Quoz Industrial Area 1, Courtyard Building, P.O. Box 14214, Dubai, UAE
Tel. 04-347 5050
totalart@courtyard-uae.com
