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Niloofar
Vejdani
In
The
Solitude
of
Mirrors
Niloofar
Vejdani’s
recent
work
is a
study
of
nesting
empty
spaces.
Exposing
a
woman’s
loneliness
by
bordering
mirrors,
framing
doors
and
walls,
creating
a
shattered
image
or
shadow.
She
has
skillfully
created
calculated
compositions
which
represent
the
geometrical
shapes
of a
house
in
contrast
with
the
female
figure.
Perhaps
a
self-portrait
or
imaged
after
the
females
of
her
generation;
lost
and
found
in
the
familiar
maze
of
their
lives.
These
visual
behaviors
are
manifested
by
reflective
and
repeated
light
and
darkness
of
mirrors,
reminiscent
of
Velazquez’s
famed
work.
The
paintings
have
both
the
usage
of
doorways,
windows
and
mirrors
and
are
indicative
of
them.
The
woman
or
femininity,
in
absence
of a
complete
image,
obscured
by
drapery
or
their
silhouettes
shadow
like
figures
suggest
a
longing
and
loneliness
in
them.
The
shadows,
lights,
reflections,
the
visible
and
the
hidden
have
turned
the
houses
into
mysterious
places
for
existence.
The
concealed
presence
of
the
figures
with
their
backs
to
the
audience,
summons
us
to
contemplate.
Behnam
Kamrani
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