Ramin Saadat Gharin

Two years ago and after being away from Iran for several years, something strange, yet interesting happened to me. Time to time, and let’s say almost everyday, while I was working on a commissioned portray by clay, random images of various locations, alleys or streets that I used to pass, were formed in my mind. Indelible images that were three-dimensional. For instance, I could walk along the alleys and change my angle of view, like I am doing it in the actual real world. I could see everything, from walls to window panels with their frames, glasses and curtains. Or namely, I was able to see a door with all its details. My mind was filled with all these imaginations. It was a bit like the movie “The Color of Pomegranates” by Parajanov and I have to admit that I was scared a little. The outcome was eventually a trip to Iran, to see the original.

This story revealed something to me; the unconscious depth of my connection and dependence to the environment I was raised in. What I call it homeland, home, or any other word that it can be referred to.

And later on, I made these sculptures …

Ramin Saadat Gharin - Autumn 2015

Ramin Saadat Gharin

Born in 1965, Tehran, Iran

Education:

1988 B.Sc. in Material Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

_Solo Exhibitions:

2014 “Retrospective”, Etemad Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2002 “Glass Sculpture”, Golestan Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1999 “Pumice Stone and Metal Sculptures”, Golestan Gallery, Tehran, Iran

1995 “Metal Sculptures”, Golestan Gallery, Tehran, Iran

_Selected Group Exhibitions:

2014 “Tirgan Biennial Closing Event”, Toronto, Canada

2011 “Painting & Sculpture Group Exhibition”, Arta Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2010 “Sculpture Group Exhibition”, Rouge Concept Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2007 “Painting & Sculpture Group Exhibition”, Bertossini Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2004 “The 3rd Iran Sculpture Biennial”, Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran

2001 “The 2nd Iran Sculpture Biennial”, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran, Iran

1995 “The 1nd Iran Sculpture Biennial”, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Tehran, Iran

1994 “Sculpture Group Exhibition”, Barg Art Gallery, Tehran, Iran