• Exhibition catalog for "'I open my eyes and see myself under a tree laden with fruit that I cannot name.'"
Exhibition catalog for "'I open my eyes and see myself under a tree laden with fruit that I cannot name.'" Exhibition catalog for "'I open my eyes and see myself under a tree laden with fruit that I cannot name.'" Exhibition catalog for "'I open my eyes and see myself under a tree laden with fruit that I cannot name.'"

Exhibition catalog for "'I open my eyes and see myself under a tree laden with fruit that I cannot name.'"

Books

AAR.EC.0242
Archives Collection
2020
Lila Nazemian
Lauren Thorson
Jenna Hamed
Charles Benton, Robert Jason Fagan
Center for Book Arts
exhibition catalogs
CBA exhibition page
Catalog for "'I open my eyes and see myself under a tree laden with fruit that I cannot name.'," an exhibition on view at the Center for Book Arts Jan 16-Mar 31, 2020. Organized by Lila Nazemian. CBA has two copies.

"Storytelling is a central component of societal development across centuries and cultures. Whether used as a tool to recall history, preserve identity, or to transmit morals, it is a means for understanding and sharing human experiences. Oral traditions and the written word are perhaps the most obvious modes of communication associated with storytelling, however visual artists have equally engaged with it throughout history, and continue to do so today. Curated by Lila Nazemian, “I open my eyes and see myself under a tree laden with fruit that I cannot name” is an exhibition entitled after a line in Sinan Antoon‘s latest novel, The Book of Collateral Damage, featured alongside Hadieh Shafie and Zarina, whose works are deeply embedded within narrative mediums. Through the use of paper, printing methods and orality, each artist produces works that function as allegories for sharing stories of home and of their lived experiences." -- description from Center for Book Arts

Featured artists: Sinan Antoon, Hadieh Shafie, and Zarina.