POETRY OF THE TRIBE

SALOMON ARTS GALLERY TRIBECA, NY 2018

‘Firouz FarmanFarmaian's meta reflection on the abstraction of tribalism takes us beyond family and landscape to channel the evolving rhythms of identity. Deconstructing memory and archetype, Poetry of the Tribe is a vividly elusive series of visions where monumentality shimmers through an intangible prism and totems tower within a collective consciousness rather than an earthly temple. Tribalism is a realm of ferocious beauty, of ancestral longing, and ultimately - of love itself.

    No matter how efficient our superegos become, the visceral drive to weave ourselves into a timeless tapestry of loyalty, custom and symbol beats eternal.’

CYRUS BOZORGMEHR, Writer Essayist