Gulla Jónsdóttir Atelier at the La Peer Hotel

Four artist-designers -- Tahmineh Javanbakht, co-founder of Artecnica; Krislyn Komarov, Patricia Von Ah and Liz Young -- show work that endeavors to answer the existential questions “Why do we do what we do, and what does it mean?” Answers range from Javanbakht’s beautifully detailed paintings and assemblages recalling her homeland of Iran to Young’s recreations that relate to The Myth of Sisyphus and the story of Artemis and the need to control nature, recurring themes that play a central role…