Kiana Honarmand is a mixed media artist working with installation, video, paper weaving, and several other formats that illustrate her struggles related to her cultural identity as a SWANA woman in America. Her work delves into the sociopolitical topics that revolve around Iranian and American policies. ⁠⁠

Honarmand’s concept-driven practice incorporates materials that bring their cultural significance to the overall piece. Her most notable work is the use of stylized Persian calligraphy of text from politically-charged writings like propaganda and feminist poetry. This text can be found as an installation on the wall, formed as a cube that emits light and shadow, and even cut out from apparel that Honarmand attempts to stitch back in. She hopes to flagrantly confront the viewer to desensitize the text as terror-laden especially after the last twenty years of foreign politics. ⁠

Kiana’s virtual solo show “Before We Were” was on display at the Virtual Gallery Online through October 14, 2021.

⁠Feature Published: September 17, 2021
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