EYES, COME BACK

In the organizer's words:

:: ENGLISH BELOW ::

A SCENIC EXHIBITION
BY Setareh Shahbazi
WITH Mirene Arsanios, Haytham el-Wardany, Ann-Kristin Hamm, Nancy Naser Al Deen, Sama Ahmadi, Reihaneh Mehrad, Sedami Gracia Elvis Theodor Ophelia Azilinon, Malonda, +++

OPENING HOURS
13.06.-03.08.2025 THURSDAY-SUNDAY 14:00-19:00

Free admission Donations welcome
VISIT SAVVY is accessible by wheelchair

Setareh Shahbazi is the 2024/2025 winner of Wi Di Mimba Wi - a commission prize for artists of color in Germany, established by the AKB Foundation and SAVVY Contemporary. EYES, COME BACK is a solo exhibition that turns against the limiting idea of artists as isolated bodies or as singular creators. Instead, the exhibition unfolds as an evolving collaborative investigation of memory and its ruptures, creating a collective gaze through which we view the world and ourselves. In this way, EYES, COME BACK becomes both an exploration of remembering and a refusal to forget.

Given the current historical phase in which the facades of democracy in the West are crumbling, Shahbazi's work is of critical urgency as it brings together the evocative, revolutionary nature of the trickster and the power of an interconnected gaze. Shahbazi's work invites us to focus our gaze with narrowed eyes and peer into the murky depths that connect the struggles between Tehran and Beirut, between Beirut and Berlin, and beyond.

COLLABORATION & SUPPORT The project is generously supported by the AKB Foundation.

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A STAGED EXHIBITION
BY Setareh Shahbazi
WITH Mirene Arsanios, Haytham el-Wardany, Ann-Kristin Hamm, Nancy Naser Al Deen, Sama Ahmadi, Reihaneh Mehrad, Sedami Gracia Elvis Theodor Ophelia Azilinon, Malonda, +++

ON SHOW 13.06.-03.08.2025 THURSDAY-SUNDAY 14:00-19:00

FREE ENTRY Donations welcome
ACCESS Our space is accessible by wheelchair

Setareh Shahbazi is the 2024/2025 recipient of Wi Di Mimba Wi - a commission prize by AKB-Stiftung & SAVVY Contemporary for artists of color in Germany. EYES, COME BACK is a solo show that pushes against the contained vision of an artist as a singular body or as a singular creator. Instead, the exhibition unfolds as an evolving collaborative inquiry into memory and its ruptures, forging a collective gaze through which to look upon the world and ourselves. In doing so, EYES, COME BACK becomes both a meditation on remembrance and a refusal to forget.

In a historical moment when the facades of democracy crumble across the West, Shahbazi's work holds a critical urgency, channeling the disruptive spirit of the trickster and the power of an interconnected gaze. Shahbazi's practice invites us to squint and stare into the murky depths that connect the struggles of Tehran to Beirut, Beirut to Berlin, and far beyond.

COLLABORATION & FUNDING The project is generously supported by AKB Stiftung.