In the exhibit DICTATOR IS IN TOWN, Sayeh Sarfaraz's creative world draws inspiration from the political events relating to her home country's government. The constant anxiety of conflict, censorship, and the repression of the people of Iran is relayed in the naive language of a plastic toy collection and drawings. Relating directly to her wandering and exile, the figurines, haphazardly staged along childlike patterns, experience dramatic situations such as violent struggles, bombardments and jailings. This distortion between play and politics highlights the injustice of the manipulation of the weak, the gulf between great powers, and a people's struggle for freedom.

Curated by Iga Janik

There will be an artist talk on Saturday, September 17, at 2:30 pm

CAMBRIDGE GALLERIES QUEEN'S SQUARE / SEPTEMBER 17 - OCTOBER 30, 2011

IMAGE: Sayeh Sarfaraz, Resist (detail), installation and drawing, 2011.Image courtesy of the artist.