REVIEWS:

The obsession with the miniature is a contemporary phenomenon.
Most commonly associated with advancements in technology it is
most intriguing to discover it as a site for organic, contemplative
Abstractions. Here one is drawn into each small work, a very intimate landscape where concave colours paradoxically give very generous
amounts of space. The restful viewing continues until on further
inspection the image breaks down in chaos before your eyes.

This process continues until as a viewer you accept the kaleidoscopic activity the work seems to occupy itself with. This complexity seems
to be the creative force itself given a space in which to enjoy. Use of
colour is intuitive and bold but the work is not random. There is a
visual structuring; the colours seem to be searching for form in which
to rest easy or find balance in space. Perspective is often suggested
but never committed to, preferring to reside in the permanent activity
that appears almost to generate itself.

There is a clear tension within these works often not resolved because
the composition is not occurring from any cultural or chronological
premise. It is an extremely fuelled activity showing a very energetic
and often affirmative result. The work of Soheila Keyani is like a visual practice of staying open.

Helen Giles
Artist /Art Mentor
2003

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