Spotlight Artist
Jovan Erfan
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Artist Statement
My work explores the concept of hybridity within cultural identity, particularly related to the Iranian-American experience. Inspired by mythological narratives, present-day imperialism, voyeurism, and the female body as a metaphoric site of social and individual trauma, my work is an attempt to meld the two cultures that inform my personal experience.
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