FOLLOWING THE YELLOW LINES
FOLLOWING THE YELLOW LINES This book forms part of a video project exploring the experience of digital performance in a virtual space. You can read more about it here. The booklet is in two languages: English and Persian. The booklet is available in a limited edition, but if you are interested in studying it, you […]
THE INTERVIEW OF SAMUEL QUILL WITH PETER MYSTIQUE
THE INTERVIEW OF SAMUEL QUILL WITH PETER MYSTIQUE An Imaginary Yet Real Interview Exhibition space in Künstlerhaus Bethanian, Berlin, April 2024, Photo: Galya Feierman This is a modified and symmetrical version of a real photograph. It depicts the setting of CNN’s Christiane Amanpour’s scheduled interview with Iran’s President, which was canceled in September 2022. This […]
Alas For Freedom
ALAS FOR FREEDOM Sinema Transtopia, Berlin, March.2026 The piece on the diagram This piece is a whispering in Persian, whose title is identical to the poem itself, neither more nor less. Its entire body is composed of the letters of the word ‘freedom,’(1) separated and set adrift. Each letter appears as a reflection, floating on […]
Certified True Copy of an Original Document
SOME CONCEPTS ON FREEDOM: No. 3: Certified True Copy of an Original Document Installed at Apartment Projects, Berlin, 2026 Since the observer is always outside the event, the spread of information about the event from one observer to another occurs without considering the manner and quality of their observations. As a result, a dominant narrative […]
Azadi-Azadi (Freedom to Freedom)
SOME CONCEPTS FOR FREEDOM No.2: Freedom-Freedom There is a famous big tower (about 45 meters) in Azadi Square in the capital city (Tehran), which was completed in 1971. This tower has always been the symbol of freedom for the Iranian people. These maps offer a visual and symbolic comparison between 37 squares with the name […]
Dal. Re. Dal
The Otherside Festival, Helsinki, Finland. 2025. Photo by Negin Aladdin The Otherside Festival, Helsinki, Finland. 2025. Photo by Negin Aladdin The Otherside Festival, Helsinki, Finland. 2025. Photo by Negin Aladdin The Otherside Festival, Helsinki, Finland. 2025. Photo by Negin Aladdin The Otherside Festival, Helsinki, Finland. 2025. Photo by Negin Aladdin The Otherside Festival, Helsinki, Finland. […]
The Missing Words
THE MISSING WORDS The performance is based on a collage poem. The pieces have been taken from the original scripts: ‘The Book of Jeremiah‘, the Quran, and ‘The Waste Land‘ (T.S. Eliot). Rachel is weeping for her children. (she asks), for what sin she was killed. She refuses to be comforted by her children because […]
An Attempt to Say Nothing
An Attempt to Say Nothing https://youtu.be/_0FhYAtrgMc This is an attempt to write. This is an attempt to think. It is an attempt to think in another language. It is an attempt to unlock thoughts exiled by language. It is an attempt to write the unsayable. This is an attempt to soothe the mind caught between […]
A Poem of Ten Words
A POEM OF TEN WORDS https://youtu.be/wvO_XnNcwws The first performance of the first version, Feb. 2025, Berlin Preface: In the performance-poetry series, each poem acts as an algorithm for a performance. The poem remains incomplete and meaningless without its execution. Therefore, a poem is composed or selected specifically for performance. Words are integral to the performance, […]
The Invisible Tablets
The Invisible Tablets A Study on Hafiz’s Poem Silent Green, Berlin, 2025 INTRODUCTION The project, initially conceived in 2008, began as a visual-linguistic exploration titled ‘Chromatophonography.’ It aimed to research and visualize the musicality inherent in the ghazals of the renowned Iranian poet, Hafiz. During its early phase, colored maps were created for a selection […]