Artist Walkthrough — Fragmented-Recaptured

Join curator Sahar Tarighi for a walkthrough of her current group exhibition.

Fragmented–Recaptured brings together seven Kurdish artists in North America whose practices emerge from the enduring impacts of displacement, state violence, and systemic fragmentation. These artists engage with the lasting traces of collective trauma shaped by socio-political borders that have historically divided Kurdistan, alongside the ongoing marginalization and systemic assimilation of the Kurds across Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

The exhibition presents a diasporic dialogue that explores the deep scars etched into Kurdish existence—whether carried in the body, inscribed upon the land, or woven into language, memory, and cultural forms. Some artists explore the body as a site where displacement, violence, and resistance are physically and emotionally registered. Others reflect on the land as a repository of memory or confront the erasure of cultural symbols and histories as further consequences of systemic oppression.

Together, their practices open space to consider how the trauma of fragmentation has shaped Kurdish lives across generations, geographies, and mediums. These works address the reverberations of genocide, inherited pain, forced migration, and cultural silencing, holding space for layered experiences, survival, and the ongoing pursuit of healing.

Fragmented–Recaptured traces the layers of loss, survival, and resilience, inviting viewers to reflect on how shared struggles and enduring longings can cultivate new forms of solidarity. Through art, the exhibition honors Kurdish complexity—where wounds, histories, bodies, lands, and futures remain inseparably intertwined.

Participating Artists: Xeçe Khadija Baker, Pedram Baldari, Nuveen Barwari, Huner Emin, Yoosef Mohamadi, Sener Ozmen, Sahar Tarighi