| 
																			
																			
																			Mahsa 
																			Alikhani 
																			
																			This 
																			series, 
																			which 
																			is 
																			called 
																			"Two 
																			Seconds 
																			before 
																			Occurrence" 
																			at 
																			the 
																			moment, 
																			is 
																			the 
																			instant 
																			when 
																			body 
																			and 
																			soul 
																			separate 
																			from 
																			one 
																			another; 
																			the 
																			moment 
																			when 
																			you 
																			close 
																			the 
																			eyes 
																			from 
																			the 
																			world 
																			with 
																			satisfaction, 
																			to 
																			the 
																			hope 
																			of a 
																			better 
																			tryst. 
																			Each 
																			of 
																			us 
																			have 
																			a 
																			mental, 
																			fictional 
																			image 
																			of 
																			the 
																			world 
																			after 
																			death 
																			in 
																			the 
																			core 
																			of 
																			our 
																			beings, 
																			which 
																			has 
																			been 
																			promised 
																			to 
																			us 
																			based 
																			on 
																			the 
																			shortcomings 
																			of 
																			our 
																			religious 
																			cultures. 
																			This 
																			collection, 
																			which 
																			has 
																			been 
																			gathered 
																			during 
																			2014 
																			and 
																			2015, 
																			consist 
																			of 
																			fantasy 
																			images 
																			of 
																			the 
																			world 
																			after 
																			death. 
																			Although 
																			it 
																			wasn’t 
																			really 
																			close 
																			to 
																			my 
																			final 
																			dream, 
																			but  
																			it 
																			seems 
																			in 
																			creating 
																			of 
																			this 
																			atmosphere, 
																			they 
																			came 
																			close 
																			to 
																			default 
																			references 
																			which 
																			state 
																			that 
																			humans 
																			are 
																			not 
																			eternal 
																			beings 
																			after 
																			death 
																			and 
																			this 
																			point 
																			is 
																			inconsistent 
																			with 
																			the 
																			religious 
																			culture 
																			that 
																			dominates 
																			the 
																			eastern 
																			man. 
																			
																			
																			Mahsa 
																			Alikhani 
																			
																			
																			 Tehran 
																			1981 
																			/ 
																			architecture, 
																			azad 
																			university 
																			of 
																			Tehran 
																			1998-2001
																			
																			 
																			
																			
																			Solo 
																			exhibition: 
																			Kate 
																			Moss 
																			Family, 
																			Homa 
																			gallery, 
																			Tehran 
																			2013
																			
																			 
																			
																			
																			Group 
																			exhibition: 
																			4th 
																			edition 
																			of 
																			Persbook, 
																			Iranian 
																			art 
																			forum, 
																			Tehran 
																			2013
																			
																			 
																			
																			
																			Art 
																			for 
																			peace, 
																			Mohsen 
																			gallery, 
																			Tehran 
																			2014
																			
																			 
																			
																			
																			Joyland, 
																			Mehrva 
																			gallery, 
																			Tehran 
																			2014 
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