Farhad Ahrarnia b. 1971
The Dig, 2018
Silver Plated Copper
41.5 x 22.5 cm
16 3/8 x 8 7/8 in
16 3/8 x 8 7/8 in
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Ahrarnia’s The Dig (2018), a silver-plated bronze shovel embossed with the Assyrian motif of an unmounted horseman, embodies the ghost of the artefact that adorns its surface, carrying the potential...
Ahrarnia’s The Dig (2018), a silver-plated bronze shovel embossed with the Assyrian motif of an unmounted horseman, embodies the ghost of the artefact that adorns its surface, carrying the potential to be buried and itself rediscovered as an artefact in a future time.