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Underverket Festival
Installation in metal
The first edition of Underverket Festival at Värmeverket in Stockholm was held the 30 and 31st of August. For the festival, the work یک دست صدا ندارد that was last shown as an installation at Unmute in Värmeverket 2023 was reimagined in metal. In collaboration with ToolSpace and Herrman Bergman Konstgjuteri, the installation was created. The concept and art is created by Atoosa Farahmand and Oscar Hagberg, the installation structure by Sigrid Mårtensson.

It is a site-specific installation that weaves together tradition and modernity. By exploring the rich symbolism of Iranian architecture and Persian carpets, the artists invite the viewer into an experience that both deepens and renews our relationship with cultural heritage.

The intricate symbols, traditionally woven to tell stories and express deep meanings, are given new life here through the cuts in the mirror works. The mirrors not only reflect the surroundings but also the viewer, creating a multi-dimensional dialogue between past and present, between the individual and the collective. Here, the symbols serve a dual purpose: to be both reflective and reflected.

The installation is an invitation to contemplation and togetherness, a place where each individual’s struggle becomes part of a larger narrative. The work, which builds on a previous installation created for Unmute at Värmeverket in the fall of 2023, explores and challenges our ideas of community and identity. In this meeting between the historical and the contemporary, the personal and the collective, we are encouraged to reflect on our place in a larger story.