Malekeh Nayiny

Traveling Demons

Being inspired by her past memories, the artist creates and depicts pictures behind which profound meanings lie, making the viewer interpret them to the extent of his own understanding and perception.

She does not impose concepts on the observer, and this is what makes her work so admirable.

The Past Residues

The artist takes you to the ruins of her past memories where still one discovers certain residues from her life in Iran. All those signs revive in her mind while reflecting a strange sense, so beautifully and so artistically….

Maybe she wants to imply: “I know this old town quite well, but it seems this town does not know me any more.”

Leila Varasteh / Vida Zaim

Spring 2016

Malekeh Nayiny

Born in Teheran, Iran

She obtained a B.A. in fine arts and photography from Syracuse University in 1978 followed by advanced photography at International Center of Photography in New York, 1980-1982. Her first work was a series of color photograms that were exhibited in the U.S and France. In the previous years she has been using digital photography for her various projects. She has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions since 1981. Her work has been exhibited in New York, London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Dubai and Tehran and she has been published in various magazines since 1983. Louis Vuitton Malletier, Smithsonian Institution, British Museum, Los Angeles county Museum of Art, Fondation Coff, Fnac, Musée Niepce, Chalon-sur-Soan, and Coca Cola Corporation, all have her work as part of their Collections._Malekeh lives and works in Paris, France.