Arezoo Bharthania
LAX / IKA - IKA / LAX 2
2020
Transfer onto different materials, paint, printed fabric, mylar, spray paint, gold metal rod
dimensions variable
My work reflects the experience of creating a home while existing in a state of in-between. It is a narrative formed through layers and gestures that blend my childhood and early adulthood in Iran with my current life in Los Angeles. The space I occupy is navigated through the bodily experience of womanhood and a balance of dichotomies: public and private, psychological and physical environments, here and there. This specific installation is constructing a home within the space, making connections to build anchors within the disconnect and displacement of diaspora fuel my artistic explorations.The homes that I have inhabited across geographies represent a multilayered construction of identity influenced by interdependent forces that define roles, govern behaviors, and order power relationships.