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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
85 words
- Soraya Sharghi is a contemporary artist from Tehran.
- She presented a show in Paris during Art Basel week.
- The exhibition gathered bronze, ceramic and painting works together.
- All works were shown in a single immersive space.
- She often uses clay and hand-painted glazes.
- Sharghi makes hybrid figures and ceramic guardians by hand.
- Her large ceramics come from firing and natural cracking.
- She says imagination was a refuge while growing up.
- She studied art in San Francisco.
- She now lives and works in New York.
Difficult words
- contemporary — modern and from the present time
- exhibition — a public show of art
- bronze — a metal often used for sculptures
- ceramic — objects made from fired clayceramics
- immersive — surrounding and involving the viewer
- clay — soft earth used to make pottery
- imagination — the ability to make images in the mind
- refuge — a safe place or protection from danger
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Discussion questions
- Do you like art exhibitions?
- Have you ever used clay?
- Which city would you like to visit: Paris or New York?
