Presented in the week of World Environment Day, this exhibition by Nasser Palangi explores the emotional and spiritual presence of trees through atmospheric colour, layered textures, and organic forms.

Echoes of the Forest reflects on the forest as a living archive, a place where memory, resilience and transformation are held within roots, bark, and branches. This exhibition invites viewers to reflect on our relationship with the natural world and the quiet intelligence of the land.

Exhibition Details

Opening Night: 18 June, 6 – 8 PM
Location: 59 Flinders St. Surry Hills

Guest of Honour: Tim Stackpool
Curator: Farideh Zariv

About the Artist

Nasser Palangi is an Australian-Iranian multidisciplinary artist, lecturer, and Director of the Up-Phoria Art Festival in China, based in Sydney, whose practice spans painting, installation, sculpture, photography, and digital art. His work explores nature, heritage, identity, and geopolitics, with particular focus on the Middle East and Australia.

Nasser's art is held in prestigious collections, including the Tehran Contemporary Art Museum (1999), the British Art Museum (2005), and the Dafen Oil Colour Museum in China (2021 to 2023). He has participated in major international biennales, including the Beijing International Art Biennale, the Asian Art Biennale in Dhaka, the Dafen Oil Painting Biennale, and the Uzbekistan Art Biennale, with his work exhibited across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.

His contributions to the arts have been recognised at the highest levels. In 2001, the Australian Government awarded him a Distinguished Talent Visa for his innovative practice and exploration of multicultural themes.

Echoes of the Forest explores the quiet emotional presence of trees and the subtle ways nature holds memory. My work begins with observing light, movement, and stillness within the landscape, then translating those impressions into layered textures and atmospheric colour. Rather than depicting the forest literally, I focus on its essence — its resilience, its silence, and its ability to ground us. This series invites viewers to slow down, listen and reconnect with the natural world. Each painting becomes a moment of reflection, a reminder of our shared belonging to the land.

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