Hamden Artist On Display in New Haven in August

Creative Arts Workshop (CAW) presents an installation by Hamden artist Jason Noushin titled "UN(Common) Sense," from Aug. 3 - 31, 2012.

The installation is viewable from outside the CAW Hilles Gallery, 80 Audubon St., New Haven, throughout the month of August. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Aug. 3, from 5 to 6:30 pm. 

Noushin’s current work explores the power, influence and impact of money in zones of conflict, specifically the Bosnian War. The site-specific installation "UN(Common) Sense" is a visually rich re-creation of the Bosnian conflict as viewed through the intimacy of a gallery window.

Comprised of drawings and sculptures constructed entirely of now-worthless Bosnian and Yugoslavian paper currency, the installation includes a map of the region made with nearly 900 bills; a table and chair; briefcases filled with cash, and a bicycle leaning against a wall, poised for flight. 

Says Noushin, “We are told from an early age that money is the root of all evil; all immorality and wickedness can be traced back to money.”

By combining the powerful symbolism of money with the horrors of war, this installation investigates the way a common currency -- generally seen as a symbol of a united nation -- takes on new significance in the minds of both criminal and victim during times of political, civil and economic unrest.

A British national based in Hamden, Noushin has exhibited extensively in the United States and Iran. This is his fourth solo exhibition in the U.S. and his third in New Haven.

For more information, go to www.jnoushin.com.