“Reflections on belonging and displacement” by Jyoti Kalsi

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Light, reflections and shadows are key elements in the work of Afruz Amighi. In her previous exhibition in Dubai a few years ago, the Iranian-American artist had cut patterns inspired by mosques and palaces on sheets of woven polyethelyne — usually used for making refugee tents, and illuminated them to cast shadows on the wall, speaking eloquently about the experience of displacement.

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