“The Beginning " by Roosha Ranjbar— from the Painful Rebirth exhibition

Artist: Roosha Ranjbar Material: Ostrich Egg, Papier Mache , Acrylic Paint Artist Statement : " 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. In this space, pain and birth are inseparable; just as the body in the act of birth opens while bringing life into the world, the work stands at a boundary between injury and blossoming, between wear and the potential for creation. At its center, a reflective surface returns an image not fully clear, but slightly blurred. As viewers approach, they catch a trace of themselves—an unstable reflection, like a distant reminder of where we all begin. For me, The Beginning is also a metaphorical reflection of the time we live in—a moment in which wounds, however deep, may become the ground for transformation, standing at the fragile threshold just before something new begins.