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SOUR AND SWEET SERIES
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I am motivated to create sculptures by memories, difficulties, and dreams from my childhood, which were greatly impacted by the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). Many works, including Innocent Look, refers to my displacement during this war. As a child, I was always sad about the atrocities going on around me, feeling confused and isolated, which made me an isolated child. I transferred these traits into my sculpture form and composition.
Pain and Hope depicts an abstracted woman figure made from scrap steel. Most women have difficulties in life, sometimes to such a degree that the pain burns them from the inside out. This woman kneels, surrounded by pain and distress, crossing her hands in a gesture to protect herself and call on God. She looks towards the sky as a symbol of trusting God in such a hard moment. Inscribed on her is Eshgh, the Farsi word for Love because we humans need love to live, to heal wounds and scars, and to encourage our hearts to beat as long as our life goes.
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My portfolio, Sour and Sweet, was selected for Brooking Arts Council Sculpture Project 2016. Some are in USD's Dean's Permanent collection and Sculpture Garden.
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Ghasempor's work, The Acme ,at the University of South Dakota.
