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CONFESSIONS OF A GARDEN HERMIT
A series of blogs about contemporary art, artists, making art, nature and our relationship to the natural world by Artist Katayoun Dowlatshahi
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Katayoun Dowlatshahi
Jun 2512 min read
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RAMBLINGS of a Darkroom Dinosaur
Have you ever wondered if you are a dinosaur, metaphorically speaking that is. Sometimes I do… steadfastly continuing a tradition that...
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Katayoun Dowlatshahi
Jan 2710 min read
A JOURNEY IN COLOUR: Researching Yevonde & Vivex
The National Portrait Gallery commissioned me to make 25 colour carbon prints for the exhibition Yevonde: Life and Colour (2023). Here I...
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Katayoun Dowlatshahi
May 21, 202010 min read
THE FIRST BREATH
"The breath is so fundamental, without which all life ceases." The focus of this blog is on the British artist Shirazeh Houshiary.
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Katayoun Dowlatshahi
May 6, 20209 min read
THE WORLD IN A DANDELION!
I reflect on the influence of Helen Chadwick on my early years as an artist whilst also looking at our conflicting relationship to nature.
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Katayoun Dowlatshahi
Apr 26, 20207 min read
CAN A LEOPARD CHANGE ITS SPOTS?
Since so many of us globally are confined to our homes and gardens as a result of the pandemic, It is an opportune time for self reflection.
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