"Fire in the Garden of Eden" is the Iranian artist’s second solo show at our gallery in Milan. Hiva Alizadeh's work is rooted in the Persian tradition and the millenary skill of weaving Kerman carpets, although he applies his technique and knowledge to a different material, creating a contemporary interpretation of traditional textures, adding a cosmopolitan and psychic touch. Alizadeh's woven tapestries are created using synthetic hair extensions that he composes in vibrant neon color palettes.

Hiva Alizadeh, like Rumi, a 13th century Persian mystic poet, invites us to venture into the "Ultrasensitive" world, full of vibrations and sensations: a world where the invisible is much vaster and more important than the visible. Tehran, March 15, 2023: the countdown to NOWRUZ, the Persian New Year, is on and Hiva – like many Middle Eastern people – is preparing to celebrate the fire festival CHAHARSHANBE SURI. In Iran, the Sacred Fire or Atash-e-Ghods is an important cultural and religious symbol that has been celebrated for thousands of years. A fundamental moment for all Persian culture, the Chaharshanbe Suri celebration is said to date back 15,000 years and has never been abandoned; it is celebrated by the Zoroastrians, but is still celebrated in the Islamic era as the feast of purification and preparatory celebration for the New Day. This exhibition interprets this exact premise: a new era that advances with the New Day, thanks to the purification of fire – with its fascinating, catalyzing force that takes the form of its movements, colors, and heat. Fire illuminates Hiva as he contemplates and marvels at it, enraptured. This exhibition is a tribute to fire as a sacred element of purification and life: “Fire in the Garden of Eden”