Les Dépossédés (The Dispossessed)
The Dispossessed is the title for a series of multidisciplinary works presented at my solo show, curated by Françoise Docquiert, at the Malakoff Contemporary Art Center from September 23rd to December 10th, 2023. Here is an excerpt from a text written by Françoise Docquiert about the show: " The title of Elika Hedayat's exhibition, "Les Dépossédés" (The Dispossessed), is borrowed from the eponymous book by the American science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin, who is considered one of the influential figures in literature in the United States today. Addressing ethical and spiritual questions of otherness and considering the perspective of the other, Ursula K. Le Guin explores current concerns such as the testing of social bonds, gender binarism, feminism, humanity in the realm of the living, ecological threats, colonization, expansion, or the disappearance of human species. With the same inquiries and a sense of dispossession, Elika Hedayat has constructed this