Sogand A. Fard
Sogand Alamdarfard is a multi-disciplinary Iranian artist who currently lives and works in Sydney. Her practice explores cultural and geographical intersections through a variety of mediums, including printing, painting, pottery relief and installation. Sogand was born in the desert city of Kerman and experienced firsthand the water crisis and inhospitable living environment. While the issue of water scarcity is a massive concern for Iranian people, she was enlightened by her father in early childhood about the depletion of water resources throughout her homeland. Being inspired by her father’s profession as a geologist and water engineer, her works interrogate ideas of drought, aridity and the vulnerability of ecosystems in the face of climate change.
Sogand’s studio practice examines and reflects on the phenomenon of aridity, incorporating research into cultural, geographic and environmental change over deep time. Bringing together ephemeral multimedia installation with traditional Iranian forms such as large-scale clay relief in public space, Sogand seeks to create new contemporary forms that facilitate cross-cultural dialogue and prompt a re-examination of our relationship to desert lands in the 21st Century.
