Description
Muraqqa is a testament to various periods in Azerbaijan's history, with its narrative woven through the different styles of miniature paintings found within an album, or Muraqqa. Though the images reflect a traditional sense of realism and stationary structure, they mask an undercurrent of internal dynamics.
The art is brought to life in the form of a digital storyline, created by the artist who delicately recrafts the original miniature paintings. The traditional Muraqqa, rich in authenticity, serves as a blueprint for building a digital counterpart, an alternate virtual realm. Adding layers to the original content, the artist introduces his own narratives through a video installation.
Setting the characters of the Muraqqa into motion, he invites the audience to a narrative playground. This animation emphasizes the artificiality of the creation with animated effects and sparks a fictional storytelling experience that transcends the confines of its original context. The narratives within the miniature paintings may seem fabricated as they are the products of the artists' minds, yet the animation seamlessly weaves together both mythical elements and trustworthy information.
The artist's interpretation of the depicted events, driven by the inner dynamics of the paintings, brings forth a unique vision. This process of storytelling reveals the inherent nature of interpretation and showcases how content manipulation can occur.
Moreover, the artist acknowledges the 2019 Biennale Arte agenda of Azerbaijan, which revolves around the spread of misinformation. He argues that people hold limitless potential in interpreting a single image or fact. Thus, he encourages viewers to forge new narratives and proposes different ways of linking and contextualizing images.
