![Maryam Eisler and friends A group of people](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/feature-maryam.jpg)
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.
![Maryam and David Linley Event two women and a man standing by some steps](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Unknown-13.jpg)
Left to right: David Linley, Maryam Eisler & Isabelle de la Bruyere
![Idris, Maryam and Darius A woman and two men taking a selfie](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/7fbb8745-7b85-4eab-ba23-1b4d1e968f8b.jpg)
Left to right: Maryam Eisler, Darius Sanai & Idris Khan
![Left to right: Sarah Lovegrove and Lydia Connell A woman in Turquoise feather dress next to a woman in a black leather coat](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_1757.jpg)
Left to right: Sarah Lovegrove & Lydia Connell
![Rise Up and Play A painting on a wall by a table](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Unknown-4.jpg)
Rise Up and Play by Maryam Eisler
![Maryam Eisler & Meihui Liu women standing in front of photograph](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_1764.jpg)
Maryam Eisler & Meihui Liu
![Mark-Francis Vandelli and Marie Moatti A man in a suit and a woman in a bleu dress standing on steps](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_1753.jpg)
Mark-Francis Vandelli & Marie Moatti
![Left to right: David Linley, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Carrie Scott, Maryam Eisler and Katy Wickremesinghe three women and a man standing for a photograph](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Unknown-8.jpg)
Left to right: David Linley, Carrie Scott, Maryam Eisler & Katy Wickremesinghe
![Artist Afshin Naghouni A painting on a wall by a table](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_1758.jpg)
Afshin Naghouni & Silvana Maragliulo
![three women three women posing for a photo](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sh.jpg)
Left to right: Emma Samuel, Donna Younis & Clare Schifano
![Collective Memories, Maryam Eisler abstract portrait photograph](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image001-1.jpg)
Collective Memories by Maryam Eisler
![Three images three pictures above a table](https://www.lux-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/big.jpg)
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