© Afrang Nordlöf Marlekian/Bildupphovsrätt 2024
The Art of Cooking With Communist Dreams – From Garlic to Onion
Artist
Afrang Nordlöf Malekian
(Sverige, född 1995)
Date2021
MediumDigital print on paper
DimensionsPappersmått: 42 × 29,7 cm
ClassificationGraphic art
Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)
Countries
Object NumberMOM/2021/160:1
CollectionsRecent Acquisitions, Svenska förvärv 2021
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkThe video work My Dear Dad Said shows the artist drawing the contours of his own arms placed on his naked torso with a brush dipped in black ink. The words “My Dear Dad Said” are repeated in a neutral voice, followed by violent threats but also by exposed vulnerable pleas for help. Every word leaves traces on the body, which eventually turns almost totally black. In The Art of Cooking with Communist Dreams – From Garlic to Onion, three Persian recipes reveal how grand political visions impact on the individual family, on the home and its women and children. The visions and recipes live on outside the borders of Iran, in those who dared to dream of another future, and who were forced into exile with their ideals and their food in the same bag.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad 'Afrang Nordlöf Malekian' i blyerts på baksidan av bladet
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad 'Afrang Nordlöf Malekian' i blyerts på baksidan av bladet
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