Samieh Shahcheraghi

I draw and write about everyday objects. While working, I travel between my notebook and sketchbook with my pencil, recording the interaction of the pencil within these two worlds. By shifting my point of view, I explore the world of the pencil in the act of drawing, the pencil in the act of writing, the paper, the objects, and my own associations with objects and drawing. Changing my position gives me the possibility to unlock a space where orientation, memories, emotions, and bodily sensations emerge.

I explore how the flat surface of paper can evolve into spatial, vocal, and performative expressions — where body, object, and language enter into conversation.

Visually, I apply a wide range of elements of drawing, such as scratches, crumpled paper, pen pressure, dots, stitched holes, and the contrasts between light and darkness. They provide a vocabulary that I can then convert into an idiom for wider application in my poetry, music, film, and performance.