2011-2014: Writing and Difference
Writing and Difference, 2011-2014
Writing and Difference depicts the diacritical marks in Persian Nasta’liq calligraphy. I use different media and wooden reeds of different sizes to create the diamond-shape marks, suggesting that instead of reading through a given text and making sense of it, one can read “between the lines,” where one sees mere diacritical marks that appear above or below letters. In Persian diacritical marks are used to change the sound-value of the letter to which they are added; thus, they simultaneously allow for distinguishing and de-familiarizing a given letter. By highlighting what creates the “difference” between otherwise identical letters, this series evokes the notion of “difference” in a Derridian sense (cf. Jacques Derrida’s classical text, Writing and Difference).
Writing and Difference i, 2011, ink, graphite and silkscreen on paper, 30″x 22″
Writing and Difference ii, 2011, ink, graphite and silkscreen on paper, 30″x 22″
Writing and Difference iii, 2011, ink, graphite and silkscreen on paper, 30″x 22″
Writing and Difference iv, 2011, ink, and graphite on paper, 30″x 22″
Writing and Difference v, 2011, ink, and graphite on paper, 30″x 22″
Writing and Difference vi, 2011, ink, and graphite on paper, 30″x 22″
