Drawn from fieldwork in over 17 countries, this body of work forms an archive of centuries-old geometries—questioning how patterns endure, migrate, and transform, and how they might offer a lens for imagining the future of craft and design.
Tracing Symmetries is an image-based exhibition offering a glimpse into the evolution of geometric arts across some of the most historically significant architectural monuments in the Islamic world.
Tracing Symmetries is part of DesignTO.
Safoura Zahedi is an artist, architect, and educator. Her interdisciplinary practice blends art and architecture, craft and technology, spirituality and materiality, using geometry as a spiritual design tool to create spatial experiences that inspire connection to our natural world and across cultures. After over a decade shaping award-winning projects at renowned Canadian firms, Safoura launched her eponymous studio — SZS — in 2024. SZS has a focus on creating spaces, installations, and public art that reimagine the role of geometry in contemporary placemaking through innovative digital craft techniques. Safoura teaches at Toronto Metropolitan University and the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts (UK) and serves on the Executive Board of Building Equality in Architecture Toronto (BEAT).
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Safoura Zahedi