"Ruptured Belonging" is a collection of five oil paintings centering the house as a symbol of family, city, and country. In each piece, the figure displays one of the feelings she should have received from her environment but didn't.
The figure carries the house to create belonging and not abandonment. She bends over the house to evoke safety. She listens to the house to show acceptance. She places the house upon her head as a hat to represent being wanted and loved.
Although Amini depicts her own figure in the paintings, this is not just her story. This is the everyday story of humans seeking a place with security and acceptance, so they can feel wanted, loved, respected, and belonging

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