Afshan Daneshvar

Biography

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Afshan Daneshvar, born in 1972, is a Dubai-based Iranian visual artist. Mentored in Persian calligraphy by her father, she has incorporated it into her practice since 2004. Her meditative work focuses on repetition, inspired by calligraphic practice sheets (‘siah mashgh’ in Persian), where words and letters are repeated for perfection regardless of meaning. Afshan seeks to translate the meaning behind ‘siah mashgh’. Since 2015, she has been exploring paper as a medium. There is a direct dialogue between content and form throughout Afshan’s work, with repetition being central. Through reiteration, she binds past and future, constantly reinforcing the present.

Artwork

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