Strait of Hormoz: Original Art by Sayeh Behnam

Join artist, Sayeh Behnam, and her powerful collection of work bridges fine art and modern craft. Her recent collection of handmade one of a kind pieces are titled "Strait of Hormoz"

Artist Statement:

These wall reliefs are meticulously built petal by petal from thousands of individually torn and folded sheets of handmade Mulberry, Kozo, and various papers. Next the paper is hand-layered with red, yellow, and brown ochre personally gathered from the Strait of Hormuz years ago. These surfaces are neither painting nor sculpture but something new: tactile, organic, and continuously alive as they are engage with the light of the room.

Following the recent regional  conflict, the pigments carried a different weight. I felt called to build - and to burn - in response.