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Using the treasures of her Iranian heritage, Malekeh Nayiny mines collective and personal memory to create uniquely individual works. Uniting past, present and future, she explains: 'I had the feeling that what I was trying to accomplish was a prolongation of my separation with the past. It became evident to me that if I was to go forward with my life I had to somehow assimilate all these bits and pieces with my life before.'Born in Teheran, Iran. Malekeh Nayiny
obtained a B.A. in fine arts and
photography from Syracuse University in 1978 followed by advanced
photography at International Center of Photography in New York, 1980-1982.
Her first work was a series of color photograms that were exhibited in the U.S and
France. In the previous years she has been using digital photography for her
various projects. She has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions
since 1981. Her work has been exhibited in New York, London, Paris, Madrid,
Barcelona, Dubai and Tehran and she has been published in various magazines
since 1983. Louis Vuitton Malletier, Smithsonian Institution, British Museum,
Fondation Coff, Fnac, Musée Niepce, Chalon-sur-Soan, and Coca Cola
Corporation all have her work as part of their Collections.
Malekeh lives and works in Paris, France.
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