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The title of 22500 Pages tells us how many strips of paper this work contains.\r\n\r\nIn Shafie's work this notion of meditative process, repetition and time is a constant theme. The time spent in writing and rolling the strips of paper is an important, performative part of the artistic process. Shafie seeks to create pieces which are rich in layers of meaning and which prompts the viewer towards contemplation and reflection.\r\n\r\nShafie created this work especially for the Jameel Prize 2011, a biennial award for contemporary art, craft and design inspired by Islamic tradition held in the V&A.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Composition comprising 22,500 wound paper scrolls, printed and hand written with Farsi text, mounted on a circular base board.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Hadieh Shafie","id":"AUTH318440"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"varnish","id":"AAT14974"},{"text":"wood","id":"AAT11914"},{"text":"","id":""}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Ink on paper.","categories":[{"text":"Islam","id":"THES48932"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MES","id":"THES48607"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES383949"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"composition","id":"AAT56255"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Baltimore","id":"x30471"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"2011","earliest":"2011-01-01","latest":"2011-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Purchased with support from the Director's Circle","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Width","value":"122","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"05/04/2012","earliest":"2012-04-05","latest":"2012-04-05"},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"6.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"05/04/2012","earliest":"2012-04-05","latest":"2012-04-05"},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Composition, '22,500', comprising 22,500 wound paper scrolls, printed and hand written with Farsi text, mounted on a circular base board, by Hadieh Shafie, USA, 2011.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Created especially for the Jameel Prize 2011 exhibition at the V&A, 21 July- 25 September 2011.","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Hadieh Shafie\r\nShafie’s work is inspired by the Sufi mystic movements in Islam.\r\nSufis use the language of love to describe humanity’s relationship\r\nwith God, and they forget everyday concerns by perfecting repetitive\r\npractices. Meditative repetition is also found in many traditional craft\r\npractices in the Islamic world.\r\nShafie prints or writes Sufi texts in Persian on paper strips, rolls them\r\ntightly and slides them within a frame. Most of the mystic text is\r\nconcealed within the roll of paper, just as the mystic knowledge of\r\nSufis is felt to be hidden within them as they perform ritual whirling\r\ndances. The titles of 22500 Pages and 26000 Pages tell us how many\r\nstrips of paper each work contains.\r\nHadieh Shafie was born in Iran in 1983. She lives and works in the\r\nUSA.\r\n22500 Pages\r\nHadieh Shafie, 2011\r\nPaper, ink and wood panel\r\nCourtesy of Hadieh Shafie\r\n","date":{"text":"21/07/2011 - 25/09/2011","earliest":"2011-07-21","latest":"2011-09-25"}}],"partNumbers":["ME.1-2012"],"accessionNumberNum":"1","accessionNumberPrefix":"ME","accessionYear":2012,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-08","recordCreationDate":"2012-04-05","availableToBook":false}}