Periphery III (artwork)
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| Periphery III | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sirous Namazi |
| Year | 2012 |
| Medium | Conceptual Installation |
| Movement | Neo-constructivism Contemporalism |
| Preceded by | Periphery II Periphery |
| Leaning Horizontal | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sirous Namazi |
| Year | 2012 |
| Medium | Installation |
| Movement | Postmodernism |
| Followed by | Leaning Horizontal II |
Periphery III is a conceptual installation by Swedish artist Sirous Namazi.
Artist[edit]
Sirous Namazi (born 1970) is a Swedish artist known for his largescale installations.
Early and contemporary life[edit]
Namazi moved to Sweden from Iran when he was 10-years-old.[1] He was trained at the Forum Art School in Malmö and, subsequently, the School of Art; also this in Malmö.[2] He lives and works in Stockholm.[3]
Exhibitions[edit]
Namazi has exhibited internationally at, for example, the biennale in Venice (2007) and the biennale in Athen (2018); and have held solo exhibitions at Örebro Konsthall (2018), Lunds Konsthall (2007), and Moderna Museet (2003).[3]
Leaning Horizontal[edit]
Leaning Horizontal is an installation that was Namazis breakthrough in 2012. It consists of a disevelled ICA Supermarket shelf (filled to the limit with various supermarket goods) leaning towards a wall tilted by an angle of 45 degrees.[4] A successor, on the same basis, is included with Leaning Horizontal II (2018).[5]
Periphery III (architecture)[edit]
Periphery III is a balcony with satellite dish mounted high up on a telephone pylon.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The work consists of a base in aluminium and wood with corrugated sheet metal and a satellite dish.[6][7]
Interpretation[edit]
The work is a sculpture that's resembling a painting in general and a constructivist painting specifically.[8]
Periphery III (art)[edit]
Periphery III is a sculpture resembling a painting.[8]
Etymology[edit]
The work consists of a light green rectangle and a black circle.[9]
Interpretation[edit]
The work is using the symbol of a suburban balcony, with an observation point of the local neighbourhood, to showcase the more distant world in focus coming in through the satellite dish.[10] This can then be used to represent a solution to the isolation of immigrants as they, with the typical satellite dish, could make contact with their homeland.[2] The balcony is wider an image for a place between the private and the public, as it was so an important part of housing projects mid -70s, which by now represents a link to a culture left behind.[2]
Predecessors[edit]
Two earlier work with a likely intention, as crafted as a balcony - called simply Periphery II and Periphery - is evident with the former balcony in blue and the latter balcony in yellow. Both hold the satellite dish but are not mounted on a pylon but exhibited in a museum.[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Konst På Hög". KphKumla. 2012.
- ^ a b c Edh, Piia. "PERIPHERI III". Visit Kumla.
- ^ a b "Sirous Namazi". Magasin III. 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Galerie Nordenhake - Sirious Namazi". Galerie Nordenhake. 2012.
- ^ "Leaning Horizontal II (Athens)". Sirous Namazi.
- ^ a b "Periphery". Sirous Namazi. 20 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Moderna Museet - Periphery". Moderna Museet. 2021.
- ^ a b c "Galerie Nordenhake - Sirious Namazi". Galerie Nordenhake. 2005.
- ^ "Commissions". Sirous Namazi. 2012.
- ^ "Moderna Museet - Sirous Namazi". Moderna Museet. 2005.