The Seeker & The Search

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.”

Richmond Hill Public Library Glass Case Gallery

The Seeker & the Search I, installation view at Richmond Hill Public Library Glass Case Gallery, 2025, photo: Masound Momenha

The Seeker & the Search II, installation view at Richmond Hill Public Library Glass Case Gallery, 2025, photo: Masound Momenha

The Seeker & the Search III, installation view at Richmond Hill Public Library Glass Case Gallery, 2025, photo: Masound Momenha

The Seeker & the Search III, installation view at Richmond Hill Public Library Glass Case Gallery, 2025

The Seeker & the Search III, detail

The Seeker & the Search III, installation view at Richmond Hill Public Library Glass Case Gallery, 2025

Art Windsor-Essex

Installation view at Art Windsor-Essex, 2025 "Mapping of a Quest", acrylic on Mylar, 270 in x 36 in, 2008, Image courtesy of Art Windsor-Essex, photograph by Frank Piccolo

Installation view at Art Windsor-Essex, 2025 "Mapping of a Quest", acrylic on Mylar, 270 in x 36 in, 2008, Image courtesy of Art Windsor-Essex, photograph by Frank Piccolo

detail at Art Windsor-Essex, 2025 "Mapping of a Quest", acrylic on Mylar, 270 in x 36 in, 2008

Installation view at Canadian Cultural Centre Paris, 2022 "Mapping of a Quest", acrylic on Mylar, 270 in x 36 in, 2008, photo: Canadian Cultural Centre

detail at Canadian Cultural Centre Paris, 2022 "Mapping of a Quest", acrylic on Mylar, 270 in x 36 in, 2008, photo: Canadian Cultural Centre

detail at Canadian Cultural Centre Paris, 2022 "Mapping of a Quest", acrylic on Mylar, 270 in x 36 in, 2008, photo: Canadian Cultural Centre

Rotunda Gallery

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

“Mapping of a quest”, detail, mixed media on Mylar, 42’x 2.5’, 2008, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON

“Mapping of a quest”, detail, mixed media, on Mylar, 42’x 2.5’, 2008, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON

“Mapping of a quest”, detail, cutout Mylar, 42’x 2.5’, 2008, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON

“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

“The seeker and the search II”, Pen on Mylar, 14’ 5”x 43”, 2008, , Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

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

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

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

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

“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

“The seeker and the search IV”, Mixed media on glass, various sizes, 2008, Robert Langen Art Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON

“The seeker and the search IV”, Mixed media on glass, various sizes, 2008, Robert Langen Art Gallery, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON