Archive of Longing: Artist In Conversation

Ali Tahayori

6 Sep 2025

Join us and Ali in the gallery to celebrate the opening of his exhibition Archive of Longing

Ali will be in conversation with Tahmina Maskinyar, Curator at Westspace Melbourne, to discuss the foundations of his practice and this important body of work⁠

SAT 06 SEPT⁠ : 2 – 4 pm⁠
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Tahmina Maskinyar is an arts worker and writer. Born in Kabul and raised near the Djarlgarro Beelier (Canning River) on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja, she is committed to amplifying the existing capacities of others and aims to facilitate space for creative practice to flourish and intersect with critical discourse. Her experience spans academia, not-for-profit art organisations, volunteer boards, and within the Visual Arts team Creative Australia managing the Venice Biennale project between 2020 – February 2025. Tahmina’s writing has been published in Architecture Australia, Fine Print, un Magazine, Art Guide, and West Space Offsite, and she is currently the Curator at West Space, Melbourne. ⁠
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Ali Tahayori’s Archive of Longing is a series that searches for traces of love and intimacy within an inherited family archive. Rephotographed, cropped, and printed on glass, the original images are then shattered and reassembled into sculptural reliefs.⁠