Mahedi Anjuman

From childhood, artist Mahedi Anjuman harbored a curiosity about metabolic functions in nature; specifically, processes of growth and change. When outward social influences drove her inward, her introversion catalyzed drawing, painting and listening to music as an outlet for emotional expression. Eventually, she turned to the formal language of art to communicate her ideas. An interdisciplinary artist – her approach traverses performance art, videography and sculpture. “My desire in making artwork is to re-connect to the authenticity that exists in nature, to remind us of our core instincts,” explains the artist. “[Art] is in every living thing, in every experience.” Her recent work responds to Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion, which maintains that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. “I like to think of this law beyond the literal mathematical implications and believe that we exist in a contestant state of action and reaction – every being is psychologically reacting to every action around us,” explains Mahedi. “Things begin to lose meaning and importance through repetition. As meaning is lost, a void is created.” Her most recent works respond to this notion of the void. She’s invested in speaking through a universal visual language that is beyond written or spoken language. Currently, she’s working on her MFA in Conceptual Art at University of Nevada, Reno. Her new experimental video art and sculpture responds to the philosophies of Fredrick Nietzsche. She’s also inspired by Joseph Beuys, and plans to make a living as a full time artist as well as teach.

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