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Artworks
Untitled Maze, 2015
Mirror and reverse glass painting on plaster and wood53 1/4 x 53 1/4 x 1 1/2 in
135.3 x 135.3 x 3.8 cmSoldFurther images
This work belongs to a series in which Monir dissects and reassembles the traditional surface of the mirror-mosaic into various maze forms, opening up spatial arrangements drawn from architecture to...This work belongs to a series in which Monir dissects and reassembles the traditional surface of the mirror-mosaic into various maze forms, opening up spatial arrangements drawn from architecture to new possible interpretations. For Monir, the luminous reverse-painted glass pathways in these wall-based sculptures invoke the mazes of Persian gardens as well as the extravagant hedge labyrinths of English and French estate gardens. Her Maze works incorporate sacred geometries to give meditative, physical expression to the Farsi adage Hameesheh yek raah hast—“there is always a way”—inviting the viewer to discover their way in and their way out of the path laid out by the artist.
