Áváreh آواره & Found is a visual poem; a creative expression that bears witness to the lived experiences of First and Second Generation Iranian-Australians. Curated by local artists Asha Kiani & Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson, the exhibition is a culmination of works by the Second Generation Collective. Using multi-modal art forms, Áváreh آواره & Found explores the journey of the First Generation who fled Iran during the 1979 Revolution, and their children, the Second Generation, who have grown up in Boorloo, Western Australia. The artists have passionately engaged with their community over a year-long process, unwrapping the stories of their families who navigated imprisonment and execution due to religious persecution during dramatic socio-political shifts implemented in Iranian culture. Hearing from their elders, parents, grandparents and peers, the Collective has used The Arts to disentangle the complexities of growing up as Iranian-Australians with a dual-identity, a complex cultural heritage, and a yearning to identify with ‘home.’