Darookhaneh Apotheke Pharmacy is an Iranian pharmacy run by the artists Sohrab Kashani and Anahita Razmi. Its spatial set-up comprises of an installation filled with copies of Iranian pharmaceuticals and medication packages.
Emerging in the aftermath of a global pandemic and a period of shared devastation during which structural inequalities like the unequal distribution of medicine became pressing issues, Darookhaneh Apotheke Pharmacy links to the Iranian concept of “darookhaneh” (“daroo” (medicine/cure) and “khaneh” (home) = “the home for cure”, testing out what it can enable for culturally and disciplinary hybrid artistic work during crisis.
Contextual disparities, trade restrictions, and health and access inequalities between the Global North and the Global South are some of the topics echoed in this space.
Linking cultural and artistic questions to structural and economic ones, and bringing together selected speakers, collaborators, and the public, Darookhaneh Apotheke Pharmacy fosters conversations on these critical topics and their larger contexts.
