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Ghazaleh Avarzamani and Ali Ahadi discuss their punning and playful exhibition exploring Britain’s imperial past and how it manifests today.
The artists join Thomas Sutton, Assistant Curator at the Hayward Gallery, to talk about how their art reflects Britain as a ‘globally precarious state of land, bodies and truth’.
Ghazaleh Avarzamani a London-based artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation. She has an MFA from Central Saint Martins, London. She has exhibited at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, MOCA Toronto, Dhaka Art Summit and Frieze Sculpture Park among many and her work is held in collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Rockefeller Center, Arsenal Contemporary, MOCA Toronto, TD Art Collection, Google and Red Mansion.
Ali Ahadi is an artist and scholar based in Vancouver, Canada. His practice spans site-specific installations, sculpture, photo and video-based works, writing and translation. He has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at Griffin Art Projects, Ag Galerie, Tehran’s 8th Sculpture Biennial, Milan Image Art, Grunt Gallery , Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, and Richmond Art Gallery, to name a few. He holds a PhD and MFA from the University of British Columbia where he currently teaches.
