Solidarity in Diversity
Azadeh Mehryar
See it On Campus: Level 1
Visitor InfoSculpture Area, Room D1357
Award Recipient
Landon Mackenzie Graduation Award for Visual Arts – Honourable Mention
G R A D U A T I O N P R O J E C T | ![]() |

“Solidarity in Diversity” 2022 & 2023. Ceramic, Mirror Tiles, Paint. 44 ceramic pieces arranged on a mirrored surface of 60″ x 36″, On Exhibit at the Emily Carr Grad Show 2023
“Solidarity in Diversity” is a multiplicity installation project which is composed of 44 ceramic cubic structures collectively with varying measurements arranged on a mirrored surface. The installation is inspired by the solidarity of diverse ethnic groups in Iran who are standing side by side in support of each other in the recent challenging era of socio-political unrest. | ![]() |

![]() | The structures featuring the arcs as well as the installation approach are reminiscent of the particular Persian architecture and just as architectural buildings contain people and their belongings, the cubic structures contain a concept representing “the Iranian nation” and everything that is linked to this nation, including its culture, its history, its willing for freedom, and its sufferings as a society. |
The fact that these structures are made of different clay bodies refers to the diversity of various ethnic communities in Iran. The mirrors do not only refer to the pool centerpiece that is featured in the Persian landscape architecture, but they also act as reflective elements, reflecting the unity and solidarity of this nation. The uneven surface of the mirror placements and the red marks on them indicate the unrest and the state of an extreme situation, red marks being for the bloodshed. | ![]() |

O T H E R W O R K S | ![]() |
H Y B R I D I T Y

“Hybridity”, 2023. Ceramics, 15.5″ x 8.5″ x 8.5″



H I S T O R Y R E M A D E

“History Remade”, Replica of Achaemenid Griffin Rhyton, 2023. Ceramics, 8.5″ x 6″



S C A T T E R E D B U T N O T L O S T

“Scattered, But Not Lost”, 2022, 80 Ceramic Tiles, Diameter of the Arrangement: 40″
P O M O G R A N A T E V E S S E L

“Pomogranate Vessel”, 2022, 9.5″ x 9.5″ x 16″
N O M A D I C

“Nomadic”, 2022, 7.5″ x 7.5″ x 10″
L O N G N E C K P O M O G R A N A T E

“Long Neck Pomogranate”, 2022, 4″ x 4″ x 15″
I M P R I S O N E D C U L T U R E

“Imprisoned Culture”, 2022, 8″ x 5.5″ x 13.5″
A B U N D A N C E

“Abundance”, 2021, 15″ x 10″ x 8″
M A Z E

“Maze”, 2021, 10″ x 7.5″ x 14″