Our name is Persian: it means the ache of the heart, the intimate act of gathering to share our stories, sorrows, and joys. We carry this tradition with us and transform it into a space where art, conversation, and community meet.

We refuse to create art in isolation from the world. The world is shifting daily — wars, protests, ruptures, revelations — and so are we. We choose to work in the present, to stay open, spontaneous, alive. Our themes are not chosen in advance but rise from the urgency of the moment.

Our exhibitions are not just shows — they are gatherings. They are places where strangers sit close, speak, and listen. Where art is not a silent object on a wall, but a spark for connection, memory, and release.

We are here for intimacy.

We are here for truth.

We are the alchemists, transmuting pain into beauty, darkness into light, carbon into gold.

We are Dard-e-Delan.