Painful Rebirth Exhibition
" Painful Rebirth "
We are pleased to present Painful Rebirth, a group exhibition bringing together twelve artists, each representing a month of the year.
Each artist was given an ostrich egg—a symbol of origin, fragility, and transformation—and invited to create a work shaped by their inner world.
Through these works, we witness a shared yet deeply personal journey—of breaking, enduring, and becoming. Each piece carries the imprint of the artist’s present reality. For many of them, shaped by the ongoing events in Iran, it reflects where they stand, what they carry, and the direction in which they are trying to move—whether to grow, to survive, or simply to continue.
This exhibition draws inspiration from the Behnam Daheshpour Charity exhibitions held in Iran several years ago at Behnam Gallery and Aran Gallery, continuing a dialogue between art, resilience, and the human condition.
How to Bid
All artworks in the Painful Rebirth exhibition are available through auction, with bidding starting at $1,000 CAD for each artwork.
Bids may be placed:
- Online through the exhibition website
- In person at Susa Art Gallery during the exhibition dates
To place a bid online:
- Select the artwork you wish to bid on.
- Click the “View Artwork & Bid” button below the artwork description.
- Enter your bid amount and complete your contact information.
- You will receive a confirmation once your bid has been submitted.
Please note:
- All bids are confidential.
- Each new bid must exceed the current highest bid.
- Successful bidders will be contacted directly after the auction closes.
For further information regarding bidding or artwork inquiries, please contact Susa Art Gallery.
Homa BazrAfshan
"Transfiguration of a Dead End"
This is a cycle of life—living within a state of emergency and an experience imposed upon us. A collective mourning whose weight of passage rests upon all our shoulders...
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Amin Sadraei
"Untitled"
What affects the inner does not disappear.
Within, its trace remains; what is seen is only a sign of it...
Sareh Ghomi
“Iranian National Flag Fabergé Egg”
When you lose forty thousand people in two days, the future becomes unimaginable. Time freezes—especially when you are far from home.
The mind turns to numbers, trying to measure the scale of loss. Counting becomes a fragile way to cope...
Dara Tabrizian
“The Last Move"
This work reflects the unity of people with diverse faces and identities, coming together hand in hand. They gather in a circular formation—symbolizing both the earth and the sun—around a central symbol, despite the destruction and violence that surrounds them...
Sanaz Fehri
“Untitled"
This work begins with an egg; a closed and silent form that has long carried an unseen potential within. Its surface has opened through cracks traced in gold—as if the wound has risen not to be concealed, but to be witnessed. These fractures are not marks of failure; they are traces of time, of pressure, of living...
Soheyl Bastami
"Silent"
Before seeing, before speaking,
to be is to listen;
and perhaps listening is the only way to draw near to another.
Delaram Kia
"Not Yet"
This work holds a moment between rupture and renewal.
The dark interior carries the trace of violence and loss, while a faint green persists—suggesting a life not fully extinguished.
Ebrin Bagheri
"Untitled"
This work presents a reinterpretation of the enduring symbol of the “Lion and Sun” upon the surface of an ostrich egg—a medium that itself evokes metaphorical associations with birth, origin, and the potential for renewal...
Roosha Ranjbar
" The Beginning"
My work, The Beginning, explores the delicate threshold between pain and creation—a place where wounds, however deep, may become the ground for transformation, just before something new emerges....
Babak Yaghouti
“Women’s devotion"
A delicate presence within a strong yet vulnerable body, resilient like a warrior. For me, this union of tenderness and endurance becomes an expression of grace and glory.
Donya Shoja
"In Our Hands"
The fragile act of protecting what is most precious in our lives lies at the heart of this image. The hands surrounding the golden form are not only gestures of care, but of urgency—an attempt to hold together what is constantly at risk of being lost. They reflect our shared effort to remain together despite hardship—carrying responsibility, fear...
Maryam HafiziRad
"Untitled"
This work depicts a fish with a human face, representing a Deaf Persian woman navigating identity and survival. The red terrain surrounding her becomes her cultural landscape, holding both identity, and tension...