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Absence Earrings

BY Banafsheh Hemmati
€990
Geometry is fundamental in Iranian-Islamic geometry. In the realm of Islamic art, the matter becomes sanctified through geometry. Girih Tiles which illustrate harmony, balance, substantial order, and purged from any kind of chance and accident is one of the representations of this geometry. These firm and rigid features in Girih Tilles encouraged me to use them as a source of deconstruction. The twist the designer enacted onto the Girih, which challenges the rationalist geometry, distorted its secure order and arrangement and turned it into a structure. The designer selected and made 7 angles which can be expanded infinitely regarding the chosen perspective. She didn’t make the main structure and it’s absent but its traces are visible in other structures. In the structures of “The Trace of the Absence” she focused on detaching from the concrete order of the geometry and truth in tradition, creating which is accompanied by decentralization and reconstruction. Any form of truth is dependent on the audience selected perspective which does not last much and loses its order in every change obtaining a new construction.
This image is a reflection of the multiplicity of truths and perceptions that arise from the
contemporary perception of the truth, which conflicts with the traditional worldview. The designer's ultimate goal in appropriating these forms’ visual possibilities is to criticize the traditional attitude to geometry and its relationship with truth along with secularizing sacred geometry.
Each piece is part of a limited edition and includes a Certificate of Authenticity, hand-signed by the artist.
Silver

This piece is a custom order please allow 2 - 5 days delivery time from order date.

Returns are applicable for upto 14 days after delivery and only applies for noncustomized items.

About Banafsheh Hemmati

Banafsheh Hemmati is an Iranian designer-artist based between Dubai and Tehran, working at the intersection of art, design, and philosophy. With a PhD in Philosophy of Art and a background in Industrial Design, she reinterprets Islamic geometry through contemporary forms. Her practice spans sculptural jewelry, installations, and collectible design objects. Known for transforming traditional motifs into critical, conceptual works, Hemmati’s pieces explore the body, illusion, and scale. Her works have been exhibited internationally and are held in private and institutional collections, including DIFC Sculpture Park and the Carpet Museum of Iran.

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