Artwork Description:
Timelessness captures a solitary moment suspended between stillness and movement. The figure, caught in quiet introspection, sits within a space where time feels paused. Behind her, a sculpted wall clock appears almost like a relic—both present and forgotten—evoking the tension between the inner world of silence and the outside world that moves endlessly forward. The painting reflects on the fragility of now—how each moment holds both memory and anticipation. Inspired by the feeling of stillness one can experience in motion, especially in places like trains or waiting rooms, Timelessness asks the viewer to slow down and enter the sacred space of inner presence.
Biography:
Samereh is a Swiss-based visual artist born in Tehran, Iran. Originally trained in commerce, she later followed a deeper calling to art—studying classical painting and drawing at the Barcelona Academy of Art. Her path has been shaped by rigorous study across Europe: in Florence with Fran Thompson and in Vienna, where she spent three years immersed in drawing under Damir May’s mentorship.
Her work has been exhibited at prestigious venues including the Louvre in Paris, One Space Gallery in New York City, and in Venice through ITSLIQUID collaborations. Her award-winning painting The Traveler’s Ballad marked a shift toward storytelling through imagery, capturing inner transformation through outer movement.
Artist Statement:
Samereh’s paintings are meditative narratives—rooted in classical technique yet guided by emotion, silence, and memory. Her work weaves together diverse cultural threads from Iran, Europe, and South Asia, forming a visual language that is both intimate and universal. She believes that true art arises when the mind is quiet and the heart is fully present, a philosophy shaped by her studies in meditation and observation. Currently, she is developing a major series titled The Train Series—nine large-scale narrative paintings exploring stillness within motion, change, and the emotional resonance of transit spaces.