Niyaz Najfov: Absorb, Adhere, Advance

Throughout 2016 to date, Niyaz Najafov started painting flowers on found paper and cardboard measuring around 14×20 cm. He stuck these on various corners of streets in Paris, where he lives and works. Najafov interprets this act as ‘social art’ as opposed to street art – works are available for people walking past to absorb, remove them from the walls (‘adhere’ to law) and continue on with their journey (‘advance’ onwards). Thus the context of his second exhibition with Gazelli Art House was born.

Building on from Najafov’s first solo show at the gallery, Dancing on Bones, in 2013, Absorb Adhere Advance looks at the continuation of his practice and encompasses works that were produced over the past two years.