Golnaz fathi biography examples

In her works Golnaz Fathi combines traditional calligraphy with contemporary artistic expression by stretching the boundaries of the very concept of calligraphy: while maintaining the visual essence of the written word, Fathi writes what she calls non-writings, that is, writings devoid of semantic value and intended to be interpreted not with the eyes but through the heart.

The inspiration for the scrolls in this exhibition comes from the poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273). Each scroll is reminiscent of a litany, a haunting repetition of forms that we would like to read but cannot just as the artist cannot read them, despite having had Rumi’s poem in mind as she wrote them.

These non writings seem to be a negation of codified language, the paradoxical image of the impossible attempt at a real communication of being.

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لقد كنت ميتًا، لقد ولدت من جديد؛ كنت أبكي، أصبحت أضحك؛ وصلت أمة الحب؛ فصرت أمة أبدية.
Ero morto, sono r