Peybak: Abra-Chah, The Well of Abrakan
The Iranian duo Peybak -Peyman Barabadi and Babak Alebrahim Dehkordi- returns for a third solo show at Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois and continues to tell us stories depicted through their two pairs of hands. Following Abrakan (Birth) in 2015 and Abrakan 鈥淪parkle鈥� in 2017, the artists lead us today into the depths of the earth with the central figure of the well, AbraChah in Farsi, around which all sorts of peculiar creatures will gravitate and individualize themselves.
The small people of Peybak鈥檚 works are humanized over time, they indulge in many enigmatic activities in the middle of a twilight desert. At the heart of this mystical landscape of deep ochres and blues, the cryptic figures are detailed, unveiling their faces, their looks and their know-how. In the many scenes with elaborate frames, the creatures dance, hunt, fight, just as much as they peacefully and quietly gather themselves. Peybak reveals a dreamlike civilization whose paintings, scepters and notebooks are archaeological remains.
The Iranian duo Peybak -Peyman Barabadi and Babak Alebrahim Dehkordi- returns for a third solo show at Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois and continues to tell us stories depicted through their two pairs of hands. Following Abrakan (Birth) in 2015 and Abrakan 鈥淪parkle鈥� in 2017, the artists lead us today into the depths of the earth with the central figure of the well, AbraChah in Farsi, around which all sorts of peculiar creatures will gravitate and individualize themselves.
The small people of Peybak鈥檚 works are humanized over time, they indulge in many enigmatic activities in the middle of a twilight desert. At the heart of this mystical landscape of deep ochres and blues, the cryptic figures are detailed, unveiling their faces, their looks and their know-how. In the many scenes with elaborate frames, the creatures dance, hunt, fight, just as much as they peacefully and quietly gather themselves. Peybak reveals a dreamlike civilization whose paintings, scepters and notebooks are archaeological remains.
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