Professor Shiva Ahmadi, along with 20 other US-based artists of Arab and Iranian heritage, is particpating in the exhibition ”A Boundless Drop to a Boudless Ocean,” a collaboration between the Orlando Museum of Art and the American University in Cairo. “A Boundless Drop to a Boudless Ocean” runs from January 29 to May 2, 2021 at both institutions. View the artworks in the pdf.

Curated by Dr. Shiva Balaghi, this exhibition describes an immigrant’s transformation from “a boundless drop to a boundless ocean,” a quote from Kahlil Gibran’s bestselling book, The Prophet. Ahmadi’s “Ascend,” a 6-minute, 47-second single-channel video, is on display in the exhibition.

Free tours are available here.