This video documents a walkthrough tour of FIELD MEETING Pop-ups, which brought artists, galleries & arts organizations to present installations stemming from various acts of collecting. Encompassing a range of practices, these Pop-ups also foregrounded “collecting and collections” as an inherent aspect of curatorial work and exhibition making.

Warehouse 46 included a digital presentation of a collection of Japanese prints from the 17th to the 21st centuries presented by Ronin Gallery director David Libertson (New York); Zolaykha Sherzad’s (Kabul, Afghanistan) embroidered life-size and larger than life coats by Zarif Design Center; Amina Ahmed’s (New York & Tehran) drawing and newly bound books meant to be read by one’s hands in addition to her mother’s (Zulayka Mirashah) embroidery practice; Nadira Husain’s (Berlin) mesmerizing paintings and tapestries combining comic figure aesthetics (namely Smurfs & speech bubbles) with Indian miniature motifs; and a collection of paintings, drawings, video and readymade sculptures presented by Vladislav Sludskiy & Olga Veselova (Almaty, Kazakhstan) showcasing the work of the non-profit organization (Eurasian Cultural Alliance); Ali Shayesteh’s paintings, drawings and video transforms a variety of societal dictums into poetic and nuanced new expressions, while assimilating and criticizing his own attachment to personal memorabilia such as photographs and writings.
 
Curated by Leeza Ahmady & Maryam Ghoreishi