Shirin NeshatOfferings (SN378), 2019
Silver gelatin print and ink
76.2 x 61 cm
Offerings (SN376) and Offerings (SN379) form part of a larger, limited edition series of the same title. The concept is centred around the theme of wine as a catalyst for social sharing, a life force that should be “enjoyed during our brief time on earth”, in the words of the 11th-century Persian poet Omar Khayyam whose poem is inscribed as calligraphy over the surfaces of female faces, hands and bodies. Neshat's iconic poetic visual language creates contrasts between the softness of the skin and the graphic nature of the text.
