Bay Area Now 9 | Shirin Towfiq

“Bay Area Now 9” artist Shirin Towfiq explores the complexities of belonging and placemaking through archival research and intergenerational communication with a diasporic lens. On view both in our galleries and Grand Lobby, her work features Persian rugs printed on gauze fabric that ripple and turn gently like ethereal spirits.
In this new video, she tells the story behind her installations “Revolution” and “Thinking about Migration” and how they provide us with the space to reflect on freedom, transformation, and our own migrations.
Video produced by Corey Marsau
“Revolution” is a public artwork supported by the Office of Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.