Farideh Lashai (Iran)

Farideh Lashai`s present installation is inspired by Pamuk’s tale of a tree destined to enter the pages of a great manuscript in late 16th Century, which is consequently lost and left as a solitary image.

Lashai is fascinated by the multiplicity of potential meanings the tree could have been given had it arrived at its destination instead of being purloined en route. Following Pamuk’s text, through three simultaneous video projections on three sets of paintings, the viewer becomes aware of various hypothetical scenarios in which the tree could have featured and its role therein.

The video is made of animated photographic images that move and morph into one another. The technique is meant to preserve painting as the dominating form, and for the photography and animation to merge into Lashai’s paintings.