Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line
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16 July - 14 December
Artist: Hoda Afshar
Curator: Isobel Parker Phillip
The first major solo exhibition by one of Australia’s most innovative and unflinching photomedia artists
Through her photographs and moving image works, Iranian-born, Melbourne-based Hoda Afshar examines the politics of image-making. Deeply researched yet emotionally sensitive, her work can be seen as a form of activism as much as an artistic inquiry.
Afshar uses the camera to give visibility to those who have been denied it, resolutely insisting on the humanity of her subjects. She makes us contend with violence and brutality, not through blunt imagery but through evocation. Her work is anchored in empathy yet also radical in the way it wrestles with injustice.
This exhibition features photography and film from the past decade to present a comprehensive overview of Afshar’s recent practice, including a newly commissioned series. Amassed together in dialogue for the first time in a major public institution, these works offer a poignant reminder of the power of images and their coercive potential.
Hoda Afshar: A Curve is a Broken Line is an Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition.
Thumbnail image: Hoda Afshar Crease 2014, from the series In the exodus, I love you more 2014–ongoing © Hoda Afshar, image courtesy the artist.
To access the Media Kit, please inquire directly to:
Dr Anna Hickey
Acting Senior Education and Engagement Manager
Email: anna.hickey@uq.edu.au
View the accessibility website for this exhibition, hosted by Art Gallery of New South Wales.