The Seeker & The Search

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As Judith Miller describes, this body of work “construct labyrinths in several dimensions, creating corridors which invite wandering, without a particular destination or purpose other than simply to be in the space, to be with it. The search for meaning which began in an ancient poem widens to include the traditions and art forms of several cultures. The Seeker and the Search are familiar archetypes.

This journey has starting points, intricate guidelines, pathways, shadows, open spaces. As light and the seasons change, the script shifts, the shadows dance, and the map becomes many-dimensioned. The text, the first map, has opened out, is now elusive, casting shadows, resonating into all those places of desire, where nothing—and everything—are to be found.”

 Installation at Kitchener City Hall by artist Soheila Esfahani“Mapping of a quest”, mixed media on Mylar, 42’x 2.5’, 2008, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON

 Installation at Kitchener City Hall by artist Soheila Esfahani“Mapping of a quest”, mixed media on Mylar, 42’x 2.5’, 2008, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON

 

Installation at Kitchener City Hall by artist Soheila Esfahani“Mapping of a quest”, detail, mixed media on Mylar, 42’x 2.5’, 2008, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON

Installation at Kitchener City Hall by artist Soheila Esfahani“Mapping of a quest”, detail, mixed media, on Mylar, 42’x 2.5’, 2008, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON

Installation at Kitchener City Hall by artist Soheila Esfahani“Mapping of a quest”, detail, cutout Mylar, 42’x 2.5’, 2008, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON

 

Installation at Red Head Gallery by artist Soheila Esfahani“The seeker and the search I”, Acrylic on Mylar, 22’ 8”x 43”, 2008, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

Installation at Red Head Gallery by artist Soheila Esfahani“The seeker and the search I”, detail, Acrylic on Mylar, 22’ 8”x 43”, 2008, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

Installation at Red Head Gallery by artist Soheila Esfahani“The seeker and the search II”, Pen on Mylar, 14’ 5”x 43”, 2008, , Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

Installation at Red Head Gallery by artist Soheila Esfahani“The seeker and the search II”, detail, Pen on Mylar, 14’ 5”x 43”, 2008, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

Installation at Red Head Gallery by artist Soheila Esfahani“From mine and place to the elements is my desire”, Cutout Mylar, 11’x 38”, 2008, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

Installation at Red Head Gallery by artist Soheila Esfahani“From mine and place to the elements is my desire”, detail, Cutout Mylar, 11’x 38”, 2008 Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

Installation at Red Head Gallery by artist Soheila Esfahani“My state has gone beyond every desire and yearning”, Starched fabric, approx. 17’ long, 2008, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

Installation at Red Head Gallery by artist Soheila Esfahani“My state has gone beyond every desire and yearning”, detail, Starched fabric, approx. 17’ long, 2008, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

 

Installation at Robert Langon Art Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo by artist Soheila Esfahani“The seeker and the search IV”, Mixed media on glass, various sizes, 2008, Robert Langen Art Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON

Installation at Robert Langon Art Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo by artist Soheila Esfahani“The seeker and the search IV”, Mixed media on glass, various sizes, 2008, Robert Langen Art Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON

Installation at Robert Langon Art Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo by artist Soheila Esfahani“The seeker and the search IV”, Mixed media on glass, various sizes, 2008, Robert Langen Art Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON

 

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