Last Friday, 10th of April, the Iranian artist Pegah Hesari opened her first exhibition in Spain at the Mijas Arts Centre. More than 30 pieces make up this collection created by the artist in her home country, which has now become a memory open to the public.

Hesari arrived in Spain less than a year ago and, after visiting the Arts Centre during an open day, found a connection and a safe space in which to express herself. This centre now hosts ‘The Passages’, a collection of abstract landscapes that the artist creates through memories of reality and her imagination.

 

In this exhibition, the artist plays with colours, using techniques such as charcoal and acrylic, and even creating negative versions of some of the paintings. Through this, she aims to express how “the boundary between reality and abstraction fades through the inversion of light and shadow. The negative landscape serves as an invitation to witness what remains hidden at first glance; as if traversing a landscape requires a gaze into its unseen half”.

 

Hesari studied business and worked in the field until 2022, when she decided to dedicate herself fully to art. She used to focus her work on figurative paintings, but after experiencing a period of artistic block, she found inspiration in the landscapes of her native Iran. “My work explores vulnerability, resilience and transformation through the human figure and abstract landscapes”, says Hesari on one of the promotional posters for her exhibition. 

TThe artworks are on sale and can be visited until 30 April at the Mijas Arts Centre on Mondays from 12:30 to 15:00 hours, on Tuesdays from 11:00 to 14:00 hours and on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 16:00 hours.

You can find out more about the artist on her Instagram account @pegah_art.

 

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