A set of 111 works. A miniature packs a long narrative into a small frame and sets image beside script; data visualisation does similar work now. Mammadov assembled a dataset of…
A muraqqa is an album: miniature paintings and calligraphy from different hands and periods, gathered and bound together. Mammadov's work with the form began with a film shown in the Azerbaijan Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. In it the figures of the miniatures were set in motion, and scenes from separate pages were joined into one continuous story. The 2023 series continues that work in three parts. Data Miniatures combines the miniature with data visualisation. Neural Impressions animates miniature paintings with generative models. The Process records how the works were made.