Nature as a Witness Stand

Group Exhibition

Curated by Saber Abar

Ahmad Rafi, Ashkan Abdoli, Jalaleddin Mashmooli, Sohrab Sepehri, Manouchehr Niazi, Mir Abdolreza Daryabeigi, Nasser Assar

26 December 2025 – 16 January 2026Opening: Friday 26 December, 4:00 pm

Nature was humanity’s first home and its first mirror; a place where life took shape, sounds found meaning, and silence became the language of the earth. Today, however, this ancient home is slowly collapsing before our eyes. Nature as a Witness Stand is a narrative of this quiet erosion: a space where every leaf, every texture of the land, and every fragmented trace of life bears witness to what has been lost and serves as a warning for what still remains.

In this exhibition, the viewer is confronted with a question whose answer depends on the choices we make today:
Can we still release nature from its role as a witness stand, or are we merely observing the recording of the final chapters of its existence?

Nature as a Witness Stand is an invitation to listen to the voice of the earth, on the brink of silence.

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