David Rousell's List: GOMA APT 2010 artists

A striking new installation by Iranian born, Zurich based artist Shirana Shahbazi combines imagery from various genres of art, which she reproduces in dramatic wall paintings and digital photographic prints mounted on the 80 metre long wall of The Curve. Trained as a photographer, Shahbazi shoots images–including portraits, still lifes and landscapes–and often uses them as source material not only for photographs but also for paintings, billboards and handmade carpets. By altering the scale and transposing the imagery into a new medium or a style associated with another culture, she subverts viewers’ expectations and explores the complexity of identity.