Embers
Kimiya Panahi
One-person exhibition
February 4 – February 21, 2022
This collection consists of four books with the main subject of anger. Anger is a primary emotion that has a distinctive role in humans’ survival; however, sometimes anger masks other emotions, such as shame, anxiety, fear, jealousy, etc. This can lead people to act illogically toward their situation and problems. Anger, as an emotion, does not hurt anyone, but acting on those emotions can be destructive and irreversible. In this collection, the effort was to show anger’s protective and destructive side. The societies and families’ role in raising and managing this emotion is undeniable and important. Anger can be contagious from one person to another, and if everyone responds to violence with violence, it can turn into an endlessly destructive cycle for societies.