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Exhibitions / LIMINAL

Group exhibition, 2026

LIMINAL

A group exhibition inspired by the philosophy of Kintsugi, exploring rupture, repair, memory and transformation through contemporary artistic practice.

4 to 8 September 2026Dates
Local Edition GalleryGlebe, Sydney
Sahar MokhtariCurator and exhibition director
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The gallery full of visitors on opening night, with a white feathered tree installation on the right

About the exhibition

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, treating the break as part of an object's history rather than something to hide.

LIMINAL brought together fifteen artists working across painting, photography, ceramics, installation and mixed media to explore that idea: what is broken, what is repaired, and what is transformed along the way.

Artists

  • Banoo Farid
  • Bita Darvish
  • Ellie Barkhordar
  • Mahnaz Naghdi
  • Nooshin Khairollahpour
  • Niloufar Sharifi
  • Parmida Mousapour
  • Parto Nickhoush
  • Rounak Sanati
  • Sahar Ghomeshi
  • Sahar Mokhtari
  • Saina Ghomeshi
  • Shabnam Ghanatgar
  • Tabassom Ostad
  • Taraneh Bidar

Artworks

A selection of works from the exhibition.

A sculpture of white and floral teacups and teapots joined with thick gold seams
Sahar Mokhtari
A cream ceramic torso vase with gold seams, holding dried wheat
Shabnam Ghanatgar
A dark blue ribbed vase with gold seams and dried flowers
Sahar Ghomeshi
A corner of the gallery hung with framed portrait photographs, some showing gold kintsugi lines painted on skin
Mahnaz Naghdi
A dark round vase with a bold gold seam, holding a bouquet of dried wheat
Saina Ghomeshi
A round cream ceramic horse decorated with gold dots and gold seams
Parmida Mousapour
Teacups printed with Japanese portraits, joined with gold seams
Sahar Mokhtari
A black classical bust with gold-filled cracks and openings
Taraneh Bidar
A blue and white floral jar with fine gold seams
Rounak Sanati
A small iridescent ceramic creature with a gold seam
Niloufar Sharifi
Earrings on black display busts, with a painted eye plate and a small bird above
Parto Nickhoush
Three vases on white plinths, each repaired with gold
Saina Ghomeshi, Sahar Ghomeshi and Parto Nickhoush
A gold-veined head, a black sculptural form and a framed blue and white piece
Ellie Barkhordar
A framed record with gold seams, a framed black veil, and a gold mosaic violin
Tabassom Ostad
Ceramic works on plinths, including a white head crowned with colourful birds
Niloufar Sharifi and Bita Darvish
A black bust with gold leaf, topped by a black bird with gold seams
In the gallery
Artwork by Banoo Farid: gold-covered glasses with porcelain fragments in an open box
Banoo Farid

Tree of Life

Tree of Life, installation by Sahar Mokhtari
The LIMINAL artists and team standing together in the gallery
The LIMINAL artists and team

Installation views

Visitors moving through the gallery past sculptures on white plinths
Opening night
Visitors reading the catalogue beside a wall of framed portrait photographs
Opening night
The feathered Tree of Life with its gold mosaic trunk, in front of film projected onto hanging linen panels
Tree of Life and projection on linen

Credits

Curator and exhibition director
Sahar Mokhtari
Video
Ali Vaziri
Music
Mason Ostad
Photography
Parham Azadpeyma

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