Introducing a collaboration between Houston-based fine art photographer, Ashkan Roayaee, and Australia-based artist Nasim Harandi. Together, they are digging deep into their cultures and combining the art of calligraphy with Fine Art photography. The calligraphy in this series is in Farsi and is drawn from both contemporary Farsi and historic Persian poems. This project is very near to my heart since I’m no longer living in my home country of Iran. The series allows me to combine my cultural roots with photography, dance, and the immaculate work of Nasim. The ability of art to transcend boundaries of culture and language is further exemplified in this project by using dancers from backgrounds similar to Ashkan’s own with cultural and religious taboos related to dance and the female form. Creating and collaborating together to celebrate our similarities as well as our differences is foundational to Ashkan’s art and his message that we are one.
Introducing a collaboration between Houston-based fine art photographer, Ashkan Roayaee, and Australia-based artist Nasim Harandi. Together, they are digging deep into their cultures and combining the art of calligraphy with Fine Art photography. The calligraphy in this series is in Farsi and is drawn from both contemporary Farsi and historic Persian poems. This project is very near to my heart since I’m no longer living in my home country of Iran. The series allows me to combine my cultural roots with photography, dance, and the immaculate work of Nasim. The ability of art to transcend boundaries of culture and language is further exemplified in this project by using dancers from backgrounds similar to Ashkan’s own with cultural and religious taboos related to dance and the female form. Creating and collaborating together to celebrate our similarities as well as our differences is foundational to Ashkan’s art and his message that we are one.
