The photographic series Keyhan was produced by Felippe Moraes in 2017 during a trip to Shiraz, Iran. The title derives from the Persian word keyhan, meaning cosmos. The images were made at Atigh Jame’ Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in the city, founded in the 9th century.
The artist photographed details of the ceiling of a corridor in the building, which was undergoing restoration at the time. In that specific moment of the renovation, the traditional ceramic tilework and ornamental colors had been removed, leaving visible only the plaster structures and the pencil lines that outlined the architecture’s geometric patterns.
The photographs focus on these ceiling fragments, revealing the structural basis of Islamic geometry before the application of the decorative layers that normally characterize these spaces. The result is a series of black-and-white images that bring out the geometric construction in its most direct form.
Untitled, from the Keyhan series, 2017
Fine art photographic print (ed. 3 + AP)
120 × 79.7 cm
Ed. 3 + AP
Untitled, from the Keyhan series, 2017
Fine art photographic print
120 × 81.8 cm
Ed. 3 + AP
Untitled, from the Keyhan series, 2017
Fine art photographic print (ed. 3 + AP)
120 × 92.2 cm
Ed. 3 + AP.
Untitled, from the Keyhan series, 2017
Fine art photographic print (ed. 3 + AP)
120 × 77.8 cm
Ed. 3 + AP
