Artwork Collection

Lepidoptera

This memory depiction surrounds the childhood ritual of chasing butterflies; ones that were unknowingly moths. Through this ephemerally charged body of work that desperately attempts to hold a tangible form through chained wire sculptures and bead patched diluted ink drawings, I intend to visually preserve the distinct moments within my memory; all of which lead up to a moment where through the repeated questioning of their nature, the winged forms re-transform as did the ones within my memory.

Memory Ritual Ephemeral Transformation

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Chasing Ritual (Day)
Chasing Ritual (Day)

Drawing

Chasing Ritual (Day)

Detail and Full Scale Shots

Chasing Ritual (Night)
Chasing Ritual (Night)

Drawing

Chasing Ritual (Night)

Detail and Full Scale Shots

Dust
Dust

Drawing

Dust

Full Scale and Detail Shots

Moth Memorial
Moth Memorial

Sculpture

Moth Memorial

Full Scale and Detail Shots

Work by

Diana Kiaee

Interdisciplinary

“A fragmented memory of a childhood ritual; one only as ephemeral as the lepidopteran forms it is depicted as, and only as tangible as patches, ink, wire, beads, and chains.”