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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alef-Alef Line
Five Theories for freedom1.ALEF-ALEF LINE “The leading character-you, Oleg lights a candle.It’s a thin, uncertain, weak flame, and you cover this flame with your hand, the hand of a strong, grown man. And you walk across the foul bed of the pool, trying not to slip or stumble, and all your will is concentrated on one […]