Areez Katki b. 1989
Farvahar Redux, 2018
Cotton thread hand embroidery on cotton khatka
(HSN Code: 970110)
(HSN Code: 970110)
18.5 x 18.5 inches
Copyright Areez Katki, 2018
Reinventing the iconic Zoroastrian Farvahar symbol and appropriating its meaning to depict the artist’s urge to ‘drop the eternal circle’ of biological procession that has resulted in his own containment...
Reinventing the iconic Zoroastrian Farvahar symbol and appropriating its meaning to depict the artist’s urge to ‘drop the eternal circle’ of biological procession that has resulted in his own containment within a patriarchal system. Depicted also around this figure are several fertility symbols that were found on archaeological fragments around sites adjacent to Anahita Temples in West Azerbaijan, Khoramabad and Bishapur.