Golnaz Fathi (Iranian, b. 1972)

Trained in classical calligraphy, the paintings of Golnaz Fathi are based on the Persian letterform, but the text is deliberately abstracted and indecipherable. It therefore becomes more a mode of visual expression rather than a literal transcription. In this work this pseudo-script is laid out like that in historical Persian treatises and scientific almanacs, strewn with diagrams and marginal commentaries.