OPENING RECEPTION II Gallery Two - UWAG

Azadeh Pirazimian The Story of Tiles and Ropes In-Between / داستان سفال‌ها و طناب‌ها

The Story of Tiles and Ropes In-Between / داستان سفال‌ها و طناب‌ها moves through the fragile space of migration, where memory, material, and motion intertwine. It is about swinging: swinging between two roofs, swinging between two landscapes. It is about the fragility of a roof, the fragility of a memory. Suspended between Northern Iran and Canada, the work reflects gestures to find belonging—the stitching, the carrying, the quiet resistance of the body as it navigates cultural displacement. Caught between two systems—an oppressive regime and a colonial legacy—the female body is constantly policed, rendered visible and invisible, resilient and vulnerable. The work traces this tension as a lived condition. Terracotta clay and braided jute, materials rooted in the architecture and agriculture of Gilan, a northern province of Iran, anchor the installation in tactile memory. Jute, once wrapped around saplings or woven into sacks, carries the textures of land, labor, and time. Walking, stitching, dragging: these repeated gestures mirror the rhythms of adaptation, building presence through movement. The body becomes a bridge across geographies, bearing fragile weight, mending distance, and echoing with sonic traces of resilience. Through fragmented form and sound, the exhibition invites viewers into a shifting emotional geography, where home is not fixed, but carried and reassembled. Each step, knot, and stitch becomes part of an ongoing narrative of displacement, repair, and becoming.

Exhibition Details

Title: The Story of Tiles and Ropes In-Between
Artist: Azadeh Pirazimian
Venue: University of Waterloo Art Gallery (UWAG)
Address: 263 Phillip St, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Exhibition Dates: May 15-May 31
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 15, 5-8PM
Live Performances of "The Roof I Carry”
 

Artist Biography 

Azadeh Pirazimian is an Iranian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist whose practice delves into themes of migration, displacement, and embodied memory. At the core of her work is the body—both a site of resistance and vulnerability—as it navigates oppressive systems. Pirazimian has a Bachelor of Painting and a Master of Art from Iran, and works across installation, performance, and material-based practices to examine the fragility of belonging and the resilience of the female body. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and has taught in both academic and community contexts in Iran and Canada.

 

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