Embodiment
Embodiment

Video

Embodiment

I decided to represent my daily struggles with MS through art. I started with painting, then moved to installation art, and finally found my way to making video art. I felt that it would be more effective to make a video to present the different... More

Embodiment
Embodiment

Mixed Media

Embodiment

In this project, I adopted less harmful materials to the environment. I used clay, soil, and sludge to make the surfaces. Also, I tried to use leftover fruits to produce colours. Wood panels are used to represent the life embodied in wood and the... More

He asked me: Mom, what is war? I said: War is war.
He asked me: Mom, what is war? I said: War is war.

Painting

He asked me: Mom, what is war? I said: War is war.

This landscape portrays war as seen through the eyes of the child sitting in the lefthand corner of the canvas. The child's worldview, which was full of colour and mirth, is now shadowed by darkness and gloom as a consequence of war.

I Will Grow, I Will Become Something New...
I Will Grow, I Will Become Something New...

Mixed Media

I Will Grow, I Will Become Something New...

Trees have become part of my body. It happened when I hugged a tree, and its branches covered my head, then all the apprehensions disappeared. And leaves touched my skin, and their veins got to my heart, then all the fears disappeared. Trees become... More

Immigration and Memory: Photos of Home
Immigration and Memory: Photos of Home

Mixed Media

Immigration and Memory: Photos of Home

These abstract landscape images come from my childhood birth place's scenery and my emotional ties to my hometown. I placed them on the floor and invited the viewer to walk around them to share my childhood experience.

No Matter How Far You Are, I Hear You
No Matter How Far You Are, I Hear You

Mixed Media

No Matter How Far You Are, I Hear You

Experimenting with various materials and found objects on my daily walks during the Coronavirus pandemic. I took a new approach and created artwork in a way I never did before. The calligraphy is a verse form of one of the most famous Iranian... More

Nobody Knows Us
Nobody Knows Us

Mixed Media

Nobody Knows Us

I felt that colours alone would not be enough to represent the depth of the tragedy of the downing of flight PS752. This led me to consider adding other elements to my work to show this severe suffering more effectively. Twisted wires represent the... More

Thousand Feelings
Thousand Feelings

Video

Thousand Feelings

Music Credits Artists: Viguen, Delkash Song Title: Bordi Az Yadam (you have forgotten me) Songwriter: Parviz Khatibi Composer: Mostafa There are different types of Iranian stews and the most famous one is Ghormeh Sabzi. This dish is... More

Work by

Nasim Salehi

Drawing and Painting

“Art allows us to tell our personal stories in a way that can be understood by all people, no matter what language they speak”