In imitating the exemplary acts of a god or of a mythic hero, or simply by recounting their adventures, the man of an archaic society detaches himself from profane time and magically re-enters the Great Time, the sacred time.
The World without a Narrative is dark, and without a Narrator is even darker!
It seems that when one narrates a face through the medium of drawing, across different moments in time, one becomes a silent witness to a story that unfolds. A story both seen and heard—yet only heard within the confines of the mind, resonating with the voice of the portrait’s subject. No words break the air; no sound vibrates in the physical realm, and yet, the narrative emerges vividly.
The current exhibition in the third-floor gallery of ādāpā, curated by Niko Hashemi, is a testament to this profound concept, capturing the essence of storytelling through portraiture. It is an exploration where the contours of a face transcend mere visual representation, becoming a conduit for an inner dialogue—a meditation on longing, where the act of drawing becomes an intimate act of listening to the unspoken.
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