140 | Red Couch | Khashayar Salmanzadeh | $4500 | Oil and acrylic on canvas
Red Couch portrays Emma Dehghani, a Bahá’í woman of Chinese heritage raised by Persian and Italian adoptive parents. Her story reflects the beauty of Australia’s rich multiculturalism. Through abstracted Persian calligraphy, I explore the interplay between her home environment and inner world.