Babak Golkar

Space #8 is a drawing from an ongoing series, entitled Recollection, which began in 2004. This series depicts the built environment in unfamiliar ways conflating architectural space with physiological states of mind. Recollection stems, in part, from memory exercises that the artist practiced after experiencing short term memory loss including trying to memorize objects and spaces and drawing them later in the studio. The resulting drawings, from a bird’s eye view, are abstract and non-perspectival.

Babak Golkar is a Vancouver based artist and educator. He has been practicing and exhibiting in Canada, Europe and Asia since 2001. Golkar's practice spreads across diverse mediums, ranging from drawing, video, performance, sculpture and site-specific installations; however, issues surrounding his practice remain constant. While employing strategies such as humor and performance of difference systems, subjects of his concept-driven projects centre on specific politics, issues of cultural tropes and art in relation to its economy.
Golkar is represented by Artneuland Gallery, Berlin.