Left to right: Catherine Lampert, Kate Gordon, Idris Khan, Georgina Cohen & Gregor Muir. Bottom: Sigrid Kirk & Maryam Eisler
LUX’s Chief Contributing Editor Maryam Eisler’s latest photographic series entitled Once Upon A Turquoise Past brings together memories of her homeland, Iran, and formative years spent in Europe and New York in the 1980s and 90s. Presented in an exhibition curated by Carrie Scott at Linley Belgravia, the dreamlike photographs reference writings of Persian writers such as Rumi, Hafez and Attar, as well as Charles Baudelaire’s Invitation to the Voyage set against the grand backdrop of Leighton House, the Victorian Kensington home of Orientalist Lord Leighton. LUX invited a number of guests to the opening of the show.
Left to right: David Linley, Maryam Eisler & Isabelle de la Bruyere
Left to right: Maryam Eisler, Darius Sanai & Idris Khan
Left to right: Sarah Lovegrove & Lydia Connell
Rise Up and Play by Maryam Eisler
Maryam Eisler & Meihui Liu
Mark-Francis Vandelli & Marie Moatti
Left to right: David Linley, Carrie Scott, Maryam Eisler & Katy Wickremesinghe
Afshin Naghouni & Silvana Maragliulo
Left to right: Emma Samuel, Donna Younis & Clare Schifano
Collective Memories by Maryam Eisler
Top Image: Wanderlust by Maryam Eisler
Bottom Left Image: There’s A Crack In Everything. That’s How The Light Gets In by Maryam Eisler
Bottom Right Image: Shadowplay by Maryam Eisler
Maryam Eisler: Once Upon a Turquoise Past runs until 28 November 2021 at LINLEY Belgravia. For more information, visit: davidlinley.com
