THIS IS NO FANTASY is proud to present a solo presentation of work by ALI TAHAYORI at UNSEEN Amsterdam. The presentation reflects the interdisciplinary nature of Tahayori’s practice, featuring mirror works, photographic-based mirror pieces, and multimedia installation.
Tahayori's presentation centres around the mechanics of looking. Blurring the boundaries between photography, drawing, and sculpture, each medium informs and complements the others, and combine to reflect the complexity of human identity.
Tahayori’s practice aims to provide a queer perspective on portraiture, and in queering the gaze, it gives the portrait a right of reply, an agency in looking back at the viewer. Complicating the ideas of ownership and agency, the works pose the question: Who owns the image, who looks at it and who is at the centre of the observer’s gaze.
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