CALLIGRAPHY PAINTING SERIES
Letters in Bloom/ 2022-2023
“Letters In Bloom” explores the interplay between two languages: the language of calligraphy and the language of nature. In this series, letters move beyond their written function and, like wildflowers in a field, begin to grow and bloom. The works are inspired by the poetic world of Saadi and his contemplation of the beauty of creation and the act of looking. The fluid forms of Persian letters, placed alongside wildflowers, blur the boundary between word and image—where meaning is seen and felt before it is read. The poems featured in this series are drawn from the works of Saadi. “Ruyesh-e Horuf” is an invitation to pause—to witness the blossoming of letters and nature, and the quiet beauty that emerges between the two. * Saadi Shirazi is one of the great poets of Iran.
Leily & Majnoon-2019-2022
This series is inspired by Layla and Majnun (the classic Middle Eastern tale of tragic love), exploring a love that unfolds across the vast desert, shaped by longing, hardship, and countless twists of fate. These two letters, evoking Majnun’s sigh, not only symbolize the inseparable bond between the two lovers but also embody longing, suffering, and anticipation. Like footprints on shifting desert sands that appear only to fade away.
Dense Forest / 2018-2019
second series
The tree speaks to the forest,
the grass to the desert,
and the star to the galaxy;
and I speak to you.
This collection is inspired by a poem by Ahmad Shamlou, a renowned Iranian poet.
This body of work is an exploration of this very dialogue—a dialogue between
elements of nature, forms, and spaces. Here, nature is not presented as a representation
of the external world, but rather as an abstract language: a language in which forms,
like plants, grow alongside one another, coexist, and create new relationships
The Vioce Of The Plain / 2017
This series explores a connection between calligraphy and nature through the repetition and movement of letterforms. Here, letters move beyond their textual meaning and become elements through which rhythm, movement, and visual structure are formed. The works invite the viewer to momentarily step away from the speed and uniformity of contemporary life and enter a space of rhythm, stillness, and beauty. The encounter with these works is shaped not through reading, but through seeing, sensing, and moving with the flow and visual cadence of the image
MY HOMELAND , Poetry in Color / 2015-2017
My Land, Poetry in Color, is an homage to the beauty of Iran—a land where nature, culture, poetry, and calligraphy are deeply intertwined. In this series, letterforms draw inspiration from the movement and structures of nature, moving beyond their textual function to become elements of rhythm, color, and movement. Like plants, the letters grow and gather alongside one another, unfolding within a space between calligraphy and painting. The series seeks to reflect a part of this beauty, where line becomes color, color becomes movement, and movement becomes dance
Sama within Sama / 2014-2015
The Sama within Sama series is inspired by the poetry and philosophy of Rumi (13th-century Persian poet and mystic), whose work explores spiritual movement, transcendence, and union.The series focuses on the relationship between the circular movement of Sama and the curved forms of letters derived from Pahlavi script. Just as Sama is performed through continuous rotation around a central axis, the circular and flowing forms of the letters visually echo this movement. Here, the rotation of the body, the movement of letters, and the repetition of forms merge into a shared visual language, connecting movement, writing, and meaning in a continuous cycle
