68projects by KORNFELD presents, for the first time, the new works by Hamburg-based Iranian painter Simin Jalilian. Her paintings are both biographical and political, expressive and poetic – a powerful appeal for freedom in life and in art.
Image gallery
Bitte nicht abschieben, Öl auf Leinwand, 100x80 cm, 2025
Haka, Öl auf Leinwand, 50x60 cm, 2024
Der Schuh muss Weg, Öl auf Leinwand, 50x60 cm, 2025
Jalilian’s canvases evoke fragile atmospheres balanced between fear and hope, their intensity heightened by gestural brushstrokes that blur the lines between representation and abstraction. Her themes—displacement, identity, and belonging—emerge from lived experience and are rendered with emotional depth through a neo-expressionist lens.
Among the works on view are Please Don’t Deport, Refugees, Integration, and The Wow Effect. Jalilian merges Western expressionist traditions with contemporary political discourse, offering a compelling visual narrative of today’s world.
About the artist:
Simin Jalilian was born in 1989 in Tehran, Iran. She studied at Soore University in Tehran and later at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK), under Werner Büttner and Rajkamal Kahlon. Her awards include the HISCOX Art Prize (2022) and the Berenberg Cultural Award (2024). In 2023/24, her work was featured in the Dix and the Present exhibition at Deichtorhallen Hamburg.
Additional information
Opening: Friday, 13 June, 6–9 PM
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM
