Fedra Yazdi’s practice interrogates the weight of displacement and its power to restructure the now. Operating through the lens of hauntology, she investigates the presence of the past as an active, structural force mapping how memory persists withinthe contemporary moment. She mobilizes the visual language of Gabbeh weavings as ancestral motifs for navigating this space.In this framework, her figures act as ciphers rather than individual portraits, archetypes of a lost geography. These fragmented forms float within the linen’s structure, balanced between the order of the geometric boundaries and the emotion of the vibrant plane.Methodologically, the work relies on a rigorous subtractive process. Using acrylic andgouache acrylic on unstretched linen, Yazdi builds up layers of pigment before sandingthe surface down to a smooth, distinct finish.Ultimately, the pictorial plane becomes the necessary architecture of home. By compressing the weight of displacement into a seamless surface, Yazdi secures a physical space for the hauntological presence of the past. Her work functions as amaterial index, proving that while the territory may be lost, the memory persists,anchored within the intense reality of the object.Fedra Yazdi - Instagram Link