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Leily Mojdehi
She/Her
A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
The condition of ‘living between worlds’ is a reality for most culturally hybrid individuals, such as Goldsmiths Fine Art student, Leily Mojdehi. Through drawing upon personal memories and relevant cultural histories, Leily creates works that belong to the ‘third space’ - a new liminal space formed by those who exist in the in-between and marry aspects of different cultures – with intent of expressing the complex experiences of cultural collisions.
I N S T A G R A M
@mojjyart
Breakfast
2019 - 2020
Textile collage with embroidery, beads and wool
100 x 84 x 2 cm
A R T W O R K S T A T E M E N T
The marriage between textiles and food is witnessed in Breakfast, both of which are everyday necessities, integral to the body and self, and bring warmth along with comfort. The work is a subjective exploration into the artist sense of belonging, the breakfast table acts as a metaphorical comforter of knowledge for Iranian, Singaporean and English cuisine, as food is historically understood to be the welcoming gateway to building a relationship with a culture.
Whilst the collaged patchwork is a work that belongs to an individualistically constructed liminal space, the overcrowded and overly embellished table filled with various food items and dishes, (traditional and inventive) that drip, spill and slide amongst and into each other, address the discombobulating and overwhelming experiences of ‘living in-between worlds’. Feelings that are familiar with most culturally hybrid individuals.
