GALA Istanbul 2025

Explore 14 oil-on-canvas works from Mahshid Moochani’s 2025 solo exhibition at GALA Istanbul, including The Floating Maestro and related works.

Pact of Silence

A quiet harbor, two forgotten toys, and a sailor’s imagination give rise to an entire…

For years, the girl was tired—not of the world, but of thoughts that sometimes grew…

Long ago, a small tribe lived beneath the warm sun, where no one went hungry…

Once, a little girl played with the things her mother had left her.

They say he never married because throughout his life he loved only one companion: music.

In a misty grey city stood a factory that the outside world barely knew.

They said every rhinoceros horn was merely a horn—but his was an instrument.

They say every person carries a hidden gift—not locked in a chest, but somewhere between…

It was a morning like all the others—crowded with schedules, news, and people rushing without…

At some point, she wanted to test her strength—not through wealth, applause, or other people’s…

They said she was the richest girl in the world.

Every morning, she woke before the city opened its eyes.

One day, the books recorded that the world found peace at this very hour.

The elephant had always been gray—neither beautiful nor ugly, simply ordinary.