HAMIDEH BEHGAR

VISUAL ARTISt

DREAMY LANDSCAPE

A series named Dreamy Landscape with forty-one foam sculptures was created to move away from traditional, rational art forms. This work involved drawing freeform shapes and experimenting with abstract elements like lines and surfaces, without attempting to directly imitate nature. The spontaneous drawings were then translated into foam sculptures that emerged as organic shapes, reflecting a preference for abstract concepts over exact natural representation.

Hamideh Behgar, Dreamy Landscape, Installation view, Forty-one pieces of Rigid Foam Insulation Board with paper wrapping, a modified play table, and self-adhesive mirror tiles, Variable size pieces, 2022-2023.

Free Play in the Dreamy Landscape

To emphasize the interactivity and playfulness of Dreamy Landscape, stop-motion animations with free-play scenarios were made to highlight interactivity. Objects were shown fitting together, accumulating at various angles, and cooperating to form new structures and spaces. The resulting images evoke a bird’s eye view of a snow-covered landscape with naturally intermingling shapes, akin to a game board navigated without predefined rules. The sculptural spaces, open to interpretation, require no understanding of their underlying stories, allowing viewers to engage freely and form personal narratives inspired by the visuals.

Hamideh Behgar, Free Play in the Dreamy Landscape 1, Stop motion video animation, 48 sec, 2023.

Hamideh Behgar, Free Play in the Dreamy Landscape 2, Stop motion video animation, 1 min, 2023.

HAMIDEH BEHGAR
VISUAL ARTISt