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Makhloot
Medium: Archival Pigment Print
Size: 24”x 36"
Makhloot, a Farsi word meaning “blended,” addresses the lived condition of inhabiting multiple cultural frameworks simultaneously. The work brings together fabrics associated with Iranian and American cultures, sewn into a roosari, an Iranian headscarf. Intentionally hiding the face, the photographs are composed from behind the head, positioning the viewer as an observer looking inward while remaining outside.
This refusal of direct access captures the experience of moving between cultures without full belonging to either. The act of blending materials does not resolve difference, but makes its friction more apparent. It allows identities to overlap, contradict, and remain unfinished. Makhloot dwells in this liminal space, where selfhood is shaped by ongoing negotiations.