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Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.50,0:00:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gowanus, Brooklyn]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.18,0:00:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So much of being an artist\Ndepends on daily life,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.54,0:00:25.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,daily interactions, daily politics.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.20,0:00:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so much of the work\Nis about representation of self.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.10,0:00:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,["Maryam Hoseini's Every Day Abstractions"]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.50,0:01:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first time that I realized that\Nmaking drawings is something I really love
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.96,0:01:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is when I was thirteen.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.23,0:01:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had this teacher at school,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.10,0:01:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the way that she was teaching--
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.11,0:01:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also she's such a strong being,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.64,0:01:15.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a woman in a place like Iran--
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.39,0:01:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I think I was so interested in that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.41,0:01:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I vividly remember the time that I was like,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.57,0:01:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I want to just go to these drawing classes."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.89,0:01:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I want to keep making work."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.78,0:01:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I had piles and piles of papers\Nat my parents house.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.85,0:01:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always feel like I'm a drawer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.02,0:01:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I start with it,\NI make some painting,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.13,0:01:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I make drawing on top of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.78,0:01:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's always a back and forth.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.06,0:02:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was asked to make work about\Nthis famous poem,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.72,0:02:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Layla and Majnun."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.32,0:02:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about a forbidden love.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.08,0:02:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I developed this series,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.04,0:02:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Secrets Between Her and Her Shadow."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.26,0:02:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was more interested in the female character,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.82,0:02:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because apparently\Nno one was paying attention to her,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.76,0:02:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it was all about\Nhow Majnun lost his mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.06,0:02:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so curious about Laylah\Nas this very vulnerable female
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.19,0:02:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was banned from speaking
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.14,0:02:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even desiring
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.11,0:02:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what she really wanted.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.32,0:03:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think so much of the work,\Nit's a mix of humor and fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.78,0:03:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are moments that you really laugh
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.15,0:03:16.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though you're afraid of a lot of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.01,0:03:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my earlier paintings,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.24,0:03:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the space the figures are located\Nis more legible.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.98,0:03:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the past few years,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.31,0:03:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have really used that legibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.64,0:03:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have chosen to present\Nthe bodies without the head,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.77,0:03:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of the politics around identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.46,0:04:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These fractured spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.54,0:04:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and fragmented bodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.90,0:04:14.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is somehow the reflection of\Nmy own personal experiences and life,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.33,0:04:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as an immigrant
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.33,0:04:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as a person who is not even\Nable to travel to my country,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.67,0:04:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to return to my work\Nand life here in America.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.40,0:04:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, these bodies they have anxiety.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.70,0:04:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But also on the other side,\Nthey are very strong.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.82,0:04:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am giving them power.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.92,0:04:43.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I constantly think about the body\Ninteractions inside of the painting
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.93,0:04:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the body relationship\Nto the physical space around it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.25,0:04:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm interested in the space between\Npainting and drawing,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.87,0:04:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,public and private.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.62,0:05:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That in between space\Nprovides some sort of openness
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.38,0:05:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the bodies to move fluidly,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.06,0:05:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the viewers' interpretations.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.56,0:05:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The presence of people there,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.87,0:05:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it almost completes this--
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.06,0:05:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or builds this--
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.60,0:05:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,performance there.