UNIDENTIFIED BODIES IN LIGHT AND SHADOW

UNIDENTIFIED BODIES IN LIGHT AND SHADOW

Welcome to a captivating evening at Jettison Creative with our September Artist-in-Residence, Sanaz Safanasab.

In Unidentified Bodies in Light and Shadow, fragmented forms emerge and dissolve, caught between presence and erasure. Through weaving, drawing, and mixed-media techniques, this series explores the liminal spaces of identity, place, and memory. Figures—abstracted, obscured, or reconstructed—exist in tension with their environments, navigating the fluid boundaries between visibility and anonymity. Interwoven with feminist and cultural narratives, these works challenge fixed notions of selfhood, transforming fiber and shadow into a language of resistance and resilience.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Maryam “Sanaz” Safanasab (b. Tehran, Iran) is a San Francisco-based visual artist and educator whose work explores themes of identity, place, and cultural hybridity. She holds an MFA in Art from San Francisco State University and has exhibited at institutions and galleries such as SFAC, SOMArts, ICASF, 500 Capp Street, Southern Exposure, and Root Division.

Sanaz has received several awards, including the Cadogan Contemporary Art Award and the Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement. Her work has been featured in KQED, Berkeley News, Golden Gate Xpress, and UC Berkeley Extension’s Art & Literature Review.

Safanasab is a lecturer at San Francisco State University, where she teaches drawing, fiber and textiles, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to materiality and form.

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