Sleepwalker
SLEEPWALKER https://youtu.be/wO_rIJk4FAA The video “Sleepwalker” (2021) created based on the pattern of dream formation or nocturnal dreams (the logic of sleep during REM and the process of information processing), that it consists of a series of shortened loops created from files in the artist’s folder during an image study in the collective unconscious and the […]
The Agreement
THE AGREEMENT The agreement, Emrooz Gallery, 2015 Infoography of the performance, 2015 This sound installation took place on July 30, 2015. The idea was to use speech-to-text and text-to-speech software, which at the time had poor performance, many bugs, and had not been developed much. The original recording occurred in an off-screen space where two […]
The Crunch
THE CRUNCH “There are times when we must be reminded that the very fall we dread, which we believe has made our lives unbearable, has already occurred.” based on a quote from Rainer Maria Rilke A part of the installation, the black box and its monitor, Dastan basement, Tehran, 2021 This time-consuming project, made between […]
Sisyphus
Sisyphus https://youtu.be/r_6AjGngmmw The screen of the video, Dastan Basement, Tehran, 2021 Iran’s president appears to be using repeated references to new season as campaign slogan for possible successor. When millions across the world used the phrase “Arab spring” to describe pro-democracy movements in the Middle East, Iran’s supreme leader, made it clear he disapproved. Instead, […]
The way out
The Way Out digital collage based on a news photo in Gaza City, 2014, Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis, Portrait by Antonello of Messina digital collage based on a news photo in Iraq, Photo: ILYAS AKENGIN/GETTY IMAGES Digital collage based on a news photo in Gaza, Photo: Reuters, painting: St John’s Eye. The Deposition of Christ. Rogier […]
Enriched Words
Enriched Words пазаў /PazaU/, a Belarusian word that means ‘position.’ This project is an example of a performative project that explores the intersection between literature and media. In this project, literature is used as a medium to convey ideas. The concept of ‘enriched words’ refers to words gathered from individuals’ native languages using small cards. […]
The Persian Red Tongue
The Persian Red Tongue The human tongue, Image: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. In this performance, the artist articulates random words from the dictionary, detached from their meanings, while balancing a blade on their tongue. The blade shifts with the movements of the tongue, creating a dynamic interplay where the spoken words influence the blade’s motion. Each […]
Displacement of Dividers Needle
DISPLACEMENT OF DIVIDER NEEDLE Exhibition space in Künstlerhaus Bethanian, berlin, April 2024 the video of the performance, colored, silent, 25 min, 2024, Camera: Amirali Ghasemi https://youtu.be/i2QJWNhXyQg An image for the poster generated by AI, 2024 “You are not to be taught that you have many enemies that know not why they are so but, like […]
Following the Yellow Lines
Following the yellow lines A sketch of the whole idea for the video, “It is only in an unbalanced state that you can achieve balance. Remain loyal to the pre-drawn lines. Balance is the law, and the law defines a ‘system.’ Therefore, nothing can exist beyond the boundaries of the law.” – from video texts […]
Colleges
