fil murgh (elephant chicken)

8.5 x 11″, graphite on paper, 2022.

This drawing is a visual play on words. “Fil murgh” is a compound noun in Farsi that means turkey. “Fil” means elephant and “murgh” means chicken. This piece highlights the nature of cultural interconnections, mistranslations, and feelings of strangeness that transpire as a consequence of residing within the diaspora.