Edition by Leila Hekmat

As a special offer before Christmas, you will receive a one-year membership of the Friends and Supporters for 2023 when you purchase the edition Female Remedy; Pepper by Leila Hekmat.

You can view the edition in advance during opening hours in the café at Haus am Waldsee.

1.190,- Euro (incl. VAT) without frame, Edition of 10

The framing at f.a.s. fine art service costs 173,- Euro (incl. VAT; incl. 20% discount for Friends and Supporters). We will gladly take care of the handling. You can also purchase the work unframed and discuss your wishes directly with  f.a.s. or the frame builder of your choice.

If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Claudia Schwegmann: freunde@hausamwaldsee.de

Depicted here is Pepper, a character from Hospital Hekmat. Pepper’s diagnosis, which is also printed on her bed sheet in the dormitory, is: “Never wants to grow up”. This description refers to a pathological condition from psychology in which patients withdraw into a childlike immaturity in order to protect themselves emotionally after traumatic experiences. But as with the other inmates of Hospital Hekmat, Pepper’s goal is not to heal this condition, but to merge into it, to celebrate it. The hole in her forehead refers to the historical treatment of cranial trepanation, a surgical procedure performed since ancient times in which a hole is drilled into the top of the skull to allow supposed demons to escape.

The digital collage was printed on silk velvet, which makes it appear three-dimensional. Here, Leila Hekmat took her cue from the work of 19th-century French artist Gaspard Grégoire, who wove portraits into silk velvet to achieve a high luminosity and tactile quality. The velvet was cut and stitched onto black, acid-free mount board made from cotton rag.