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HADIEH AFSHANI

HADIEH AFSHANI

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    • EMBODYING ESSENCE
    • BECOMING
    • ONCE AGAIN, DISPLACED
    • LAND CONNECTION
    • INTIMATE SPACE
    • THE INTIMATE LIFE AND DEATH
    • Hope Tree
    • THE FIRST SUPPER
    • DAUGHTERS OF TROY
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Some days are like gifts for our future.. #mother Some days are like gifts for our future..

#motherhood #snowdayfun #familytime❤️
To fight eternal randomness, I identify— I give it To fight eternal randomness,
I identify—
I give it names, meanings.
This is an act of will.
Yet randomness proves me wrong
and overtakes every thought.
#randomnessseries
با نیکو درخت کریسمس را چیدیم؛ از ذوق، چشمهش پر از با نیکو درخت کریسمس را چیدیم؛
از ذوق، چشمهش پر از نور بود.
پسر کوچولوی شیرین من.

بابا…
ما را می‌بینی؟
من ازت یادگرفتم
چطور دوباره بچه شوم
و با بچه‌ام بازی کنم.

نقطه‌ی کوچولوی من
با کلمه‌های شیرینش
تکه‌های شکسته منو به هم میچسبونه.

کاش بودی
و تماشایش می‌کردی..
Chaos came first— colorful, wild, unknown shapes c Chaos came first—
colorful, wild,
unknown shapes collapsing
on top of one another.

Then meaning slowly formed:
shapes we recognized,
spaces we could inhabit,
places where safety lived.

And then you arrived—
and everything shifted.
Life took the shape we dreamed of;
each moment felt like heaven.
You became my meaning,
my heaven,
a perfect being I could love
in endless ways.

But chaos found its way back into our lives.
We couldn’t believe it,
couldn’t understand
how something so impossible
could be true.

How do I find new meanings
in this new being now?
How do I survive this?

Time turns,
layers build—
darkness and light
woven together.

Two sweet children,
unaware of all they carried
into our lives.

Children I am learning,
more deeply each day,
to love
and to cherish.

#painting #motherhood #workinprogress
Perhaps connecting the dots is all we can do to su Perhaps connecting the dots is all we can do to survive.. a way to claim our power within the overwhelming randomness…

#ArtProcess #ArtistLife #ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt #MixedMediaArt #VisualArt #ArtWork #ArtInProgress #CreativeJourney #ArtReflection #FineArt #StudioLife #ModernArt #ArtThoughts #hadiehafshani
Working hard 🙃☺️ Working hard 🙃☺️
Creative Process — The Unknown Puzzle Each piece c Creative Process — The Unknown Puzzle
Each piece comes together slowly, often without knowing what the final picture will be.
Moments of doubt, stillness, and discovery — all part of the journey.
That’s the beauty of creating… embracing uncertainty and trusting the process.

#CreativeProcess #ArtInProgress #StudioLife #AbstractArt #PaintingProcess #ContemporaryArt #ArtistJourney #VisualArt #ArtMaking #WorkInProgress #ArtisticProcess #MixedMediaArt #Creativity #TrustTheProcess #IntuitiveArt
Creative Process — The Unknown Puzzle Each piece c Creative Process — The Unknown Puzzle
Each piece comes together slowly, often without knowing what the final picture will be.
Moments of doubt, stillness, and discovery — all part of the journey.
That’s the beauty of creating… embracing uncertainty and trusting the process.

#CreativeProcess #ArtInProgress #StudioLife #AbstractArt #PaintingProcess #ContemporaryArt #ArtistJourney #VisualArt #ArtMaking #WorkInProgress #ArtisticProcess #MixedMediaArt #Creativity #TrustTheProcess #IntuitiveArt
Different dimensions. Different pathways. Differen Different dimensions.
Different pathways.
Different perspectives.

Relativity.
Uncertainty.
Not knowing what to expect or what to look for.
Not knowing what might come next if any path is chosen—
or if it’s time to start over again.

Every choice opens to many new ones.
Not choosing at all changes things just the same.

And then—
staying hopeful,
staying honest with yourself and your people.

It sounds like a nightmare, yet it’s the life we live.

I choose layers of transparent colors and spaces, letting them merge and overlap—
to keep track of my maze.

How is yours looking like?

#artprocess #artistlife #painting #uncertainty #relativity #creativejourney #hope #contemporaryart #visualart #studiojournal
Randomness I should have believed more in randomne Randomness
I should have believed more in randomness.
I shall practice it—
focusing on the joy of the unexpected:
things, moments, reality, life…
No control.
No direction.
There is no direction or meaning anyway—
so why bother?

#workinprogress #randomness #lettinggo #existential #poeticthoughts #lifejourney #impermanence #acceptance #creativeprocess #mindfulness #artistlife #contemporaryart #innerdialogue
#babyelio #3chromosomes21
Open Studio — Tomorrow! I’ll be opening my studio Open Studio — Tomorrow!
I’ll be opening my studio from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Mana Contemporary, Studio 348.
Come by, say hello, and explore my recent works. I’d love to share what I’ve been working on with you! 🌿✨

#OpenStudios #ManaContemporary #ArtistStudio #JerseyCityArts #ContemporaryArt #VisualArt #ArtEvent #StudioVisit #HadiehAfshani
I’ve recently started working in a new studio spac I’ve recently started working in a new studio space at @manacontemporary.
We’ll be having an Open Studio soon — more details to come. 🩵

#NewStudio #ManaContemporary #OpenStudio #ContemporaryArt #ArtistStudio #ArtCommunity #WorkInProgress #artistjourney
Our baby boy, Elio Zagros Bassir Afshan born on Au Our baby boy, Elio Zagros Bassir Afshan born on August 31🩵

I never imagined I would say goodbye to them.
I lived it — solid, eternal, unbearable farewells
to my essentials: my father, my brother, lovers, friends.

I never imagined leaving my hometown,
then leaving again, until I arrived where I am now.

Never imagined working 8 to 5,
never imagined meeting someone so late,
so unprepared,
never imagined a soft-hearted man like you,
carrying so much,
yet staying humble, loyal, loving.

Never imagined giving birth.
Never imagined a baby’s voice so tender,
a smile so luminous.
Never imagined mornings
with him between us,
as if we hold the brightest jewel in the universe,
and also each other.

Never thought I’d long to do it all again —
to be pregnant, to give birth once more.
Never thought a 0.01% chance
could become the reality of my baby.
Never imagined science bending in that way.
Never imagined my baby would come
with three chromosomes.
Never imagined so much
that circles around that truth.

The vast unknown tears a hole in my heart.
Still, I whisper to myself:
be grateful, be patient,
heal,
see that reality is softer
than the fear that blinds me.

I hold my newborn,
look at you and at Niko,
and I trust —
our love is vast enough
to make us happy,
no matter what.

#newborn #parenthood #sibilings #brother 
#trisomy21love #motherhood #babyelio #threechromosomesbaby #downsyndromebaby
Had a great time at the opening of the Contemporar Had a great time at the opening of the Contemporary Art and Design exhibition at @khawamgallery last night! Enjoyed connecting with fellow artists and learning about their work and process. The show is on view through August 15 — stop by if you’re in the area!

#ContemporaryArt #ArtExhibition #KhawamGallery #ArtistCommunity #ArtOpening #MixedMediaArt #ArtAndDesign #SupportTheArts #GalleryShow #visualart
I’m excited to be part of a group show at Khawam G I’m excited to be part of a group show at Khawam Gallery alongside a group of talented artists. I’ll be exhibiting two pieces that hold deep personal meaning for me.

📅 Opening & Reception:
Thursday, July 17 | 5:30–8:30 PM

I’d love to invite everyone to join us and experience the work in person. Hope to see you there!

#ArtExhibition #GroupShow #KhawamGallery #OpeningReception #HadiehAfshani

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Some days are like gifts for our future.. #mother Some days are like gifts for our future..

#motherhood #snowdayfun #familytime❤️
To fight eternal randomness, I identify— I give it To fight eternal randomness,
I identify—
I give it names, meanings.
This is an act of will.
Yet randomness proves me wrong
and overtakes every thought.
#randomnessseries
با نیکو درخت کریسمس را چیدیم؛ از ذوق، چشمهش پر از با نیکو درخت کریسمس را چیدیم؛
از ذوق، چشمهش پر از نور بود.
پسر کوچولوی شیرین من.

بابا…
ما را می‌بینی؟
من ازت یادگرفتم
چطور دوباره بچه شوم
و با بچه‌ام بازی کنم.

نقطه‌ی کوچولوی من
با کلمه‌های شیرینش
تکه‌های شکسته منو به هم میچسبونه.

کاش بودی
و تماشایش می‌کردی..
Chaos came first— colorful, wild, unknown shapes c Chaos came first—
colorful, wild,
unknown shapes collapsing
on top of one another.

Then meaning slowly formed:
shapes we recognized,
spaces we could inhabit,
places where safety lived.

And then you arrived—
and everything shifted.
Life took the shape we dreamed of;
each moment felt like heaven.
You became my meaning,
my heaven,
a perfect being I could love
in endless ways.

But chaos found its way back into our lives.
We couldn’t believe it,
couldn’t understand
how something so impossible
could be true.

How do I find new meanings
in this new being now?
How do I survive this?

Time turns,
layers build—
darkness and light
woven together.

Two sweet children,
unaware of all they carried
into our lives.

Children I am learning,
more deeply each day,
to love
and to cherish.

#painting #motherhood #workinprogress
Perhaps connecting the dots is all we can do to su Perhaps connecting the dots is all we can do to survive.. a way to claim our power within the overwhelming randomness…

#ArtProcess #ArtistLife #ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt #MixedMediaArt #VisualArt #ArtWork #ArtInProgress #CreativeJourney #ArtReflection #FineArt #StudioLife #ModernArt #ArtThoughts #hadiehafshani
Working hard 🙃☺️ Working hard 🙃☺️
Creative Process — The Unknown Puzzle Each piece c Creative Process — The Unknown Puzzle
Each piece comes together slowly, often without knowing what the final picture will be.
Moments of doubt, stillness, and discovery — all part of the journey.
That’s the beauty of creating… embracing uncertainty and trusting the process.

#CreativeProcess #ArtInProgress #StudioLife #AbstractArt #PaintingProcess #ContemporaryArt #ArtistJourney #VisualArt #ArtMaking #WorkInProgress #ArtisticProcess #MixedMediaArt #Creativity #TrustTheProcess #IntuitiveArt
Creative Process — The Unknown Puzzle Each piece c Creative Process — The Unknown Puzzle
Each piece comes together slowly, often without knowing what the final picture will be.
Moments of doubt, stillness, and discovery — all part of the journey.
That’s the beauty of creating… embracing uncertainty and trusting the process.

#CreativeProcess #ArtInProgress #StudioLife #AbstractArt #PaintingProcess #ContemporaryArt #ArtistJourney #VisualArt #ArtMaking #WorkInProgress #ArtisticProcess #MixedMediaArt #Creativity #TrustTheProcess #IntuitiveArt
Different dimensions. Different pathways. Differen Different dimensions.
Different pathways.
Different perspectives.

Relativity.
Uncertainty.
Not knowing what to expect or what to look for.
Not knowing what might come next if any path is chosen—
or if it’s time to start over again.

Every choice opens to many new ones.
Not choosing at all changes things just the same.

And then—
staying hopeful,
staying honest with yourself and your people.

It sounds like a nightmare, yet it’s the life we live.

I choose layers of transparent colors and spaces, letting them merge and overlap—
to keep track of my maze.

How is yours looking like?

#artprocess #artistlife #painting #uncertainty #relativity #creativejourney #hope #contemporaryart #visualart #studiojournal

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