CONFESSIONS OF A GARDEN HERMIT

A series of blogs about contemporary art, artists, making art, nature and our relationship to the natural world by Artist Katayoun Dowlatshahi

Jun 25, 202412 min read

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RAMBLINGS of a Darkroom Dinosaur

Have you ever wondered if you are a dinosaur, metaphorically speaking that is. Sometimes I do… steadfastly continuing a tradition that...

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Jan 27, 202410 min read

The National Portrait Gallery commissioned me to make 25 colour carbon prints for the exhibition Yevonde: Life and Colour (2023). Here I...

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May 21, 202010 min read

"The breath is so fundamental, without which all life ceases." The focus of this blog is on the British artist Shirazeh Houshiary.

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May 6, 20209 min read

I reflect on the influence of Helen Chadwick on my early years as an artist whilst also looking at our conflicting relationship to nature.

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Apr 26, 20207 min read

Since so many of us globally are confined to our homes and gardens as a result of the pandemic, It is an opportune time for self reflection.

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