Banu

A culmination of lived experience and the creative anchor of expression. A renegade, multifarious embrace of medium, effort, and object. A celebration of in-betweens and intuition, experimentation and intention, and the alchemy of energetic exchange and connection. A fiery commitment to self and an ode to all of the women within a single earthly body. Here, and elsewhere, is the meaning of the dream. Banu is the creative practice and guiding star of Iranian American artist Sheewa Salehi. Through Banu, Sheewa explores themes spanning identity, personal history, and hidden emotion. A seed of inspiration from which to grow and reach beyond, Banu often engages with florals as a language of community, emotion, and transformation. Connected to everything and attached to nothing, Banu reimagines the ordinary with honesty, curiosity, and generosity of spirit, inviting others to do the same.