Karvan Sara 4050
© Arash Azadi
Karvan Sara 4050

3.10.-6.10.2019
Akademie Graz
Arash Azadi

The notion of time as linear is an illusion that can be dispelled. The idea of spatiality as rooted in a fixed location is also doubtful. Certain is that the audiovisual work Karvan Sara 4050 by Arash Azadi proves any thought of a clear relationship between space and time to be deceptive. Azadi is a young Iranian composer and interdisciplinary artist who lives in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. In Karvan Sara 4050 the historical caravansaries — the places where the traders from East and West met along the Silk Road — become a metaphor for the Caucasus region as a junction of cultures. In terms of time, his artistic imagination transports him into the year 4050, whereby a few thousand years turn into the blink of an eye and the other way around.

In cooperation with SHAPE — Sound, Heterogeneous Art and Performance in Europe. Sponsored by the European Union’s “Creative Europe” program. Arash Azadi is a SHAPE Artist 2019.

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