In her work, Hemaseh tries to reconcile her Persian roots and her current Western surroundings, despite the fact that they don’t always mesh. This friction inspires her to create textile works that do justice to both cultures. Her work occupies the boundary between Middle Eastern and Western themes, such as family traditions and memories from her childhood. As such, her tapestries can be ‘read’ as diary excerpts. Using her own symbolic imagery, Hemaseh creates work in which recognition and mystery go hand in hand.