Samira Alikhanzadeh
Born in Iran in 1967, Samira Alikhanzadeh studied at both Alzahra Univesity and Azad University. Her initial works depicted windows and frames, focusing on light sources in interiors. She then introduced human figures into her works, particularly women and children, and started using a very specific technique: the application of shards of mirror, employed to partially incorporate the viewer into the pieces, encouraging them to think about their own identity and heritage. Her work conveys impressions of melancholy, of time passing. "The human figures and forms, mainly of children, girls and wedding images of brides and grooms in the form of found photographs render the passage of time as a melancholic truth", she says. The viewers look into the past, their past, following Samira's "urge to enter the lives and memories of generations gone by".
She exhibits regularly in Tehran and has taken part in many group exhibitions internationally, including Whispered Secrets, Murmuring Dreams and Masques of Shahrazad. Her work is sold in the most prestigious auction houses in the world, and she is one of the most iconic artists in Candlestar's roster.
