Ava Darvishi – Graduation 2025

Ava Darvishi
The Quiet After Your Name

fine arts

Mentoren:
Alexandra Reynolds
Lars Kwakkenbos

Links:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17pzKOOz14i1M_3h04NTInQzLqQ6OqOHF/view?usp=sharing
https://www.instagram.com/ava.darvishi/

There is always a past that I keep trying to connect to my present life, even though it often takes something away from the present moment.

I try to remember the people I’ve lost—memories that now live only in my mind. There are no photos, no notes, no material traces. That absence scares me. So I attempt to bring them back to life through object theater and by telling the stories that will never happen again.

This project was never a conscious decision; it has always been a part of me, like my previous works, which have always started from a personal place. It’s rooted in my thoughts, fears, and anxieties. The more I think, the stronger the urge becomes to record. That’s why the project is an ongoing journey. The concept itself is alive, constantly evolving.

Countless reasons pull me away from my past; the country I left, the language I speak less, the feeling of loss. But through this process, of writing, remembering, and finding or building objects I try to rebuild my memories. Stories of and for my family… my friends… for myself. So I can be less afraid of losing my memory to time.

Ava Darvishi The Quiet After Your Name

Ava Darvishi
The Quiet After Your Name