Silent Tears

Hemami, Taraneh

2011

ceramic, wax, paper, firing (heating)

Victoria and Albert Museum

Seven teardrop-shaped ceramic forms are arranged on a dark gray wall. Some forms are decorated with Arabic calligraphy, while others have a speckled texture. Ceramic, seven tears, covered with paper, decorated with painted Arabic letters in black and coated in a thick even layer of clear wax, Taraneh Hemami, San Francisco, 2011.