The spark is you

de Ziba Ardalan

The Spark Is You documents the parallel exhibitions 'THE SPARK IS YOU: Parasol unit in Venice at Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello in Venice and 'Nine Iranian Artists in London: THE SPARK IS YOU at Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art. Curated by Ziba Ardalan, Founder, Artistic and Executive Director of Parasol unit, the two exhibitions include works by Morteza Ahmadvand, Nazgol Ansarinia, Siah Armajani, Mitra Farahani, Ghazaleh Hedayat, Sahand Hesamiyan, Y.Z. Kami, Farideh Lashai, Koushna Navabi, Navid Nuur, Sam Samiee, Hadi Tabatabai, and Hossein Valamanesh. The publication includes beautiful full-page colour reproductions of the exhibited works in Venice and London, accompanied by insightful thematic essays by Ziba Ardalan and Narguess Farzad as well as short essays on the individual artists by Oliver Basciano, Maryam Monalisa Gharavi, Mahan Moalemi, Maria Porges, Sarah Thomas, and John Yau.