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In collaboration with a team of neurologists, Abbas Zahedi transformed a cancelled exhibition into a therapeutic space for frontline workers
It is rare for the fallout of a show to become the show itself. But this is exactly what happened for London-based artist Abbas Zahedi. His latest solo exhibition, ‘Ouranophobia SW3’, opened last November in the old Chelsea Sorting Office, a semi-derelict warehouse across the road from Royal Brompton Hospital in west London. For reasons unrelated to COVID-19, the exhibition was abandoned by its organizers in the run up to the opening. This motivated Zahedi to rebirth the show, forming a new alliance – Sonic Support Group – that made the piece accessible exclusively to individuals working on the pandemic frontline.