THE PLEASURE OF BOREDOM: Nargess Hasehmi

"Where artistic conventions are grounded in strict discipline and the application of rigid formulas, the practice of art will exclude any relaxation of standards. It is only when these standards are deliberately loosened that artistic practice becomes permeable to that free play of pen we call doodling." E. H Gombrich

In her latest solo show in Dubai, Nargess Hashemi (b. 1979, Tehran) takes a new direction, deviating from largely figurative works centering around themes of domesticity and everyday life and moving in a surprising new trajectory.

The Pleasure in Boredom charts Hashemi's process of developing over ten years worth of experimentation on graph paper. Doodling in notebooks from a young age, during long, tedious car journeys and over extended vis its with family and friends, the practice has become somewhat of a lifelong obsession for the artist. Using only the most basic materials, Hashemi adopts a commonly unfocused and submininal practice and refines it, resulting in vibrant artworks of great complexity.