These pieces are from the Children of Adam series, a selection of photographic collages mostly captured on location in Iran, they narrate and examine cultural paradoxes, contradictions and a distortion of reality. The digitally juxtaposed surfaces explore visual symbolism and examine a duality and sense of self. At a closer examination, binary relationships such as sacred/profane, and traditional/modern begin to emerge. In his recent series, Salehi’s crafted photographs suggest an elaboration of meanings, where contradictory notions can coexist in a kind of visceral harmony and aesthetic contrasts.

Kourosh Salehi is part of a group of post-revolution Iranians who have merged East-Western traditions and have invented a new language of exile. He moves between different media, from paintings to sound works, photography and video, sometimes fusing them in a complete installation, mixing fact and fictive. His style is narrative driven yet not always easily accessible. His works are amongst some major private and public collectors and Museums including MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow and the British Museum.