Art exhibit to capture politics, religion

Many people would call it an art to wrap up beauty, science, religion, truth and politics all into one modernly-understood, coexistent form. For Lelah Mehran, an associate professor in Emergent Digital Practices at the University of Denver, it literally is an art — her art.

Starting Nov 8. at 2 p.m., Mehran’s art exhibition, “How to Catch a Moth’s Shadow,” will be on display in the John A. Day Gallery in the Fine Arts Building for all of Vermillion to see.

Mehran called the exhibition a video installation examining the fragility of life and the quest to capture ideological perfection.

“Art can reveal critical understanding of the world around us and thus is one of the most important aspects of our culture,” Mehran said.

Mehran’s influence for this exhibition began at an early age. Her parents were Iranian scientists, so she said her artwork now has been focused on the intersections of politics, religion and science.
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In this exhibition alone, all of her art will use some sort of new media to set her ideas into a collaborative motion. By using digital tools in her art, Mehran finds that she can better express her ideas through the use of time-based and interactive elements.

Fine Arts Director Alison Erazmus said she knew that she wanted to bring in an artist who not only did installations in new media, but also brought a unique and diverse world outlook.

“I was doing some research, and I found Mehran’s work online very intriguing,” she said. “She seems to have a very broad world view on her artistic point of view — something that isn’t simplistic, but rather complicated.”

Erazmus also said she wanted to bring in artwork that looked at the world outside of Vermillion.

“Her work itself is an illusive search through beauty and truth, through science, religion and politics,” she said. “Mehran has that global perspective.”

“How to Catch a Moth’s Shadow” is a multi-layered experience of optical play and contemporary dialogue. Mehran said she worked very hard to put everything together.

“If you’re going to be an artist think critically, push yourself, consider big ideas, share skills, and be prepared to work 24/7,” she said.

“How to Catch a Moth’s Shadow” will be on display until Dec. 4, 2012. The exhibition is free and open to the public.