Fear and Faith

Overview

Born in the Philippines to a Persian father and Filipino mother, Shahriar Asdollah-Zadeh's culture and his past clearly affects his work; his interest in design-based sculpture lies in his ability to use his practice to raise awareness of current social issues.

Faith, a neon-based work, is more subtle than many of his other works, but it refers to hope and the human condition within contemporary culture in a surprisingly direct and affronting manner.

Meanwhile, Asdollah-Zadeh's Fear Performance: The Myth of Sisyphus is about the absurdity of human life. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the Gods to ceaselessly roll a rock to the top of a mountain, however before reaching the top the stone would roll back down. Inspired by Albert Camus's synonymous essay,  the performance presents Sisyphus' ceaseless and pointless toil as a metaphor for modern lives spent working in futile jobs, factories and offices.

Fear and Faith promise to excite, entertain and make you question your beliefs. Like all good shows should.