Ghasempor at her work performance, Chicago. Photo by Dee Willbee.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My works reflect my deep concern about the destruction caused by war and violence on human beings and the universe. They are about pain, loss, displacement, and the conflict of ethics versus politics. They are site-specific, collective, engaging, durational, minimal, architectural, and require body endurance. My oeuvre has a strong social and poetic component and is in diverse media, including action performances, sounds, cinedans, photography, installations, sculptures, and works on paper. They intend to engage the viewer in a conflict of emotions, revulsion, fear, and awareness; conveying the themes of war’s horror, reality of human struggles, and poetry, which signify my artistic practice.
The topics that I am working on are difficult themes to confront with. But this is the reality of our world and we need to think about that and try to better ourselves and make the earth a better place for humanity. As Edward Said in “Representation of Intellectual” suggests; Standing in public places and bringing the most disturbing and difficult questions of our time into society is the responsibility of intellectuals; artists, writers, and poets. They should bring these questions forward in society and make the room uncomfortable, otherwise, viewers are not communicating anything and are not challenged.
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As an artist, it is my responsibility to pose questions about these difficult topics and bring up more awareness. I want to point out the problems, otherwise how we can find a solution? As long as I create my works I hope it can bring a positive change to society.
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