Parergon is a series of sculptural works that aim to problmatize the idea of the frame, linguistically and literally. The series is comprised of objects that resemble interrupted/deformed frames. Since these frames are not closed, the viewer is able to view their cross sections and explore the forms. These frames have been carefully produced based on extrusions of architectural silhouettes of some well-known buildings, such as the Hagia Sophia and the Dome of the Rock.
These frame-like objects act as pargerga, described by Derrida as “neither work (ergon) nor outside the work [hors d’oeuvre], neither inside nor outside, neither above nor below, it disconcerts any opposition but does not remain indeterminate and it gives rise to the work.” *
* Jacques Derrida, The Truth in Painting (Chicago And London: The University of Chicago Press, 1987) 9.
Dimensions: 79" (L) x 24" (W) x 6" (D)
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Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and Mohammed Hafiz Collection, Jeddah
Dimensions: 79" (L) x 24" (W) x 6" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and Mohammed Hafiz Collection, Jeddah
Dimensions: 79" (L) x 24" (W) x 6" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and Mohammed Hafiz Collection, Jeddah
Dimensions: 58" (L) x 54" (W) x 5" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 58" (L) x 54" (W) x 5" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 72" (L) x 60" (W) x 4.5" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 72" (L) x 60" (W) x 4.5" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 40" (L) x 68" (W) x 21" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 40" (L) x 68" (W) x 21" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 40" (L) x 68" (W) x 21" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 44" (L) x 70" (W) x 6" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 44" (L) x 70" (W) x 6" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 44" (L) x 70" (W) x 6" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Courtesy of Studio Babak Golkar and the Third Line Gallery
Dimensions: 80" (L) x 64" (W) x 3" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Dimensions: 80" (L) x 64" (W) x 3" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Dimensions: 80" (L) x 64" (W) x 3" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Dimensions: 112" (L) x 54" (W) x 4" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Dimensions: 112" (L) x 54" (W) x 4" (D)
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Dimensions: 57" (L) x 75" (W) x 4.5" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer
Dimensions: 57" (L) x 75" (W) x 4.5" (D)
Acrylic sheets, wood, lacquer