Body dissolving into the wooden ground Body dissolving into the wooden ground Body dissolving into the wooden ground Body dissolving into the wooden ground — artist's signature Body dissolving into the wooden ground — detail
Body dissolving into the wooden ground
Body dissolving into the wooden ground
Body dissolving into the wooden ground
Body dissolving into the wooden ground — artist's signature
Body dissolving into the wooden ground — detail
Painting by Maryam Attar 19 Artwork Sold

Becoming Ground

Mixed Media, Wood (Requires Framing)

15.9in (W) x 19.9in (H) x 1.6in (D)

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Artwork Description

This work investigates the fragile threshold between presence and disappearance through the material transformation of a photographic image.
Transferred onto a wooden surface and partially eroded by abrasion, the image gradually yields to the grain of the wood, allowing the body to dissolve into the material ground.

Rather than depicting death, the work reflects on processes of transformation in which memory, body, and landscape become intertwined over time.
The exposed wood functions simultaneously as surface, ground, and witness, suggesting absorption and continuity rather than absence.

Situated between image and matter, visibility and fading, the work draws on themes of erosion, remembrance, and becoming to consider the quiet persistence of human traces within cycles of time

Artist Bio
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Maryam Attar 34 artworks | 6 Sold

Maryam Attar Bashi is a Melbourne-based visual artist specialising in immersive installation and expanded painting practices. Born in Ahvaz, Iran (1981), she relocated to Australia in 2005, where she pursued her studies in graphic design at Enmore Design Centre and later completed a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design at Deakin University.

Maryam has recently completed her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at RMIT University, marking a significant evolution in her practice from graphic design to contemporary fine art. Her work focuses on creating immersive environments that explore themes of feminism, activism, diaspora, and the socio-political realities of her homeland, Iran.

Drawing from personal experience, Maryam critically engages with issues surrounding women’s rights, gender inequality, and the impact of religious and cultural systems. Her practice often incorporates self-representation as a performative strategy, positioning herself simultaneously as subject and creator to express lived experiences of displacement, resistance, and resilience.

Working across installation, painting, and drawing, her projects confront dominant narratives and challenge entrenched gender stereotypes. Through layered materials, symbolic elements, and spatial interventions, she constructs emotionally charged environments that invite reflection on identity, power, and freedom.

Maryam has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions and is recognised as an award-winning artist.

Commissions
Maryam's studio is in Melbourne, VIC