{"id":12088,"date":"2025-12-12T14:34:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T13:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/?post_type=exhibitions&#038;p=12088"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:49:21","slug":"when-the-mirror-remembers-the-trace-2","status":"publish","type":"exhibitions","link":"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/expositions\/when-the-mirror-remembers-the-trace-2\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Mirror Remembers the Trace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-exposition__wrapper\" >\n  <div class=\"intro-exposition container container--full is-black  is-overlay-black \"\n    style=\"--overlay: 6;  --bc-color: black;\">\n    <div class=\"intro-exposition__wrapper container container--large container--vspace\">\n        <div class=\"breadcrumb intro-exposition__breadcrumb\">\n    <span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"icon bc-sep\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"icon-svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/expositions\/\">Exhibitions<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"intro-exposition__inside container\">\n        <div class=\"intro-exposition__content\">\n          <small class=\"title-like\">Exhibition<\/small>\n          <div class=\"intro-exposition__titre h1 notag\">\n            <h1><\/h1>\n          <\/div>\n          <span class=\"intro-exposition__dates\">\n            \n          <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"intro-exposition__image img-cover img-full\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ss6-1680x1680.jpg\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"full-wysiwyg\"  id=\"intro\" >\n\t<div class=\"full-wysiwyg__inside container container--vspace container--md-boxed grid-infos-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infos full-wysiwyg__infos\">\n      <div class=\"infos__titre h2 notag\">\n      <h2>About the exhibition<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"reset-list infos__liste\">\n      <\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"full-wysiwyg__texte wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b><span style=\"font-size: 30;\"><i>When the Mirror Remembers the Trace<\/i><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20;\">6 February \u2013 13 September 2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><i>Quand le miroir se souvient du pas<\/i>, (<i>When the Mirror Remembers the Trace<\/i>) extends MACS MTO&#8217;s mission to illuminate the living heritage of Sufi art and thought by positioning visitors as active participants in the search for meaning. The exhibition itself echoes the Sufi path, where direct experience is essential for understanding.<\/p>\n<p>This approach couples the collection with participatory installations and scenographic interventions that prompt self-guided exploration. Commissioned calligraphic works present eight key Sufi terms as conceptual anchors throughout the galleries, from\u00a0<i>tasawwuf<\/i>, the instructive term translated as Sufism, through\u00a0<i>fan\u0101<\/i>, the annihilation of ego-self in Divine union.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside symbolic and contemplative works from the collection, interactive installations\u2014including a virtual reality experience of a\u00a0<i>dhikr<\/i>\u00a0(remembrance) circle, an\u00a0<i>\u0101yeneh-k\u0101r\u012b<\/i>\u00a0(mirror-mosaic) room visitors help complete, a sunken Sufi reading lounge, and garden listening environments\u2014transform the museum into a dynamic space for personal engagement, discovery, and contemplation.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than resolving into a single interpretation, the exhibition unfolds as a journey in itself: a chain of thought, reflection, and renewal that mirrors how Sufi knowledge arises not through rote definition but through lived experience and personal encounter.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"761\"><strong data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1862\">Featuring works: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/farkhondeh-ahmadzadeh-bio\/\">Farkhondeh Ahmadzadeh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/rachid-koraichi-bio\/\">Rachid Kora\u00efchi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/sanaz-mazinani-artist-bio\/\">Sanaz Mazinani<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/bahman-panahi-artist\/\">Bahman Panahi<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/monirshahroudy-farmanfarmaian\/\">Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"761\"><strong>Curator: <\/strong>Golzar Yousefi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container separateur container--md-boxed\"\n  >\n  <hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container container--vspace container--md-boxed push\"\n  >\n        <div class=\"title-text push__title-text\" >\n          <div class=\"title-text__title h2 notag\">\n        <h2>More information<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n  <ul class=\"reset-list push__grid\">\n    \n              \n          <li>\n                  <a class=\"card-push btn-wrapper  text-shadow  \" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/artistes\/ecole-des-arts-decoratifs-psl\/\">\n  <span class=\"card-push__content\">\n        <strong class=\"card-push__title\">Institutional partners<\/strong>\n    <span class=\"btn  btn--rounded  btn--primary-hover-white \">\n      <span class=\"icon \"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"icon-svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/span>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-full img-cover anim-transform\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ef24n0406_611-600x401.jpg\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\" \/>\n  <\/a>\n              <\/li>\n          <li>\n                  <a class=\"card-push btn-wrapper  text-shadow  \" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/programming\/\">\n  <span class=\"card-push__content\">\n        <strong class=\"card-push__title\">Programming<\/strong>\n    <span class=\"btn  btn--rounded  btn--primary-hover-white \">\n      <span class=\"icon \"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"icon-svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/span>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-full img-cover anim-transform\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mto_0137-600x400.jpg\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    alt=\"\" \/>\n  <\/a>\n              <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container separateur container--md-boxed\"\n  >\n  <hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":13245,"template":"","class_list":["post-12088","exhibitions","type-exhibitions","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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