The artist I chose is named Moreshin Allahyari. She was was born in Iran and then moved to Brooklyn where she grew up. When she became an adult, she started to create digital art, one of which was in the BRIC museum. It is known as “She Who Sees The Unknown: Aisha Qandisha”. It is a video still with an odd statue in front of it. The statue is rather peculiar as it includes oversized legs with 2 toes, really long hair and 2 heads. This was actually inspired by a mythological species in the East called Jinn, which have shapeshifting abilities. When I first saw it, I almost instantly related it to the Pokemon character, Mewtwo. The idea behind this exhibit was supposed to be “retrieving your past to imagine possible futures for yourself”. Allahyari also wanted to steer away from Patriarchy in the 21st century.
