shutr murgh (camel chicken)

graphite on paper, 8.5″ x 11″, graphite on paper, 2022.

In Farsi, shutr murgh is a compound noun meaning “ostrich”. However, shutr means camel and murgh means chicken. This work underscores the dynamics of cultural intersections, misinterpretations, and the tensions of belonging that arise from living within a diasporic community