Zakiehe Rahimi at sarv_e_naz_gallery

O Gallery has always sought to maintain strong ties with cities beyond the capital, a commitment evident in its ongoing efforts to feature artists from across the country. This year, we are working even more intentionally to expand our presence in other cities. By organizing exhibitions and events outside Tehran, we aim to foster deeper connections between artists and audiences, while also gaining valuable insights and feedback from diverse local contexts.

In line with this ongoing effort, O Gallery is pleased to present a selection of works by Zakiehe Rahimi (b. 1949 Tabriz) in Shiraz, in collaboration with sarv_e_naz_gallery.

Zakiehe Rahimi is an artist who stepped back from public view for years, quietly creating and exploring after losing her parents. The result of her isolation was a collection of works presented at O Gallery in January 2025 including, standing figures made of crumpled stacks of newspapers from her workplace, a material imbued with both transience and permanence; ceramic fragmented figured that symbolize the broken yet enduring fragments of memory, pieced together to convey the complexity of grief and the passage of time. To viewers, her work is a testament to resilience, transformation and the enduring power of art to heal and communicate.

sarv_e_naz_gallery was established in 2016 in Shiraz and began its mission to represent artists from diverse backgrounds through solo and group exhibitions, while also hosting thoughtful talks with artists about their journeys.