A Space In-between

In this lecture-performance, the artist reimagines a series of speculative events that mirror real historical episodes. The central theme of the narrative explores the mechanisms of control and discipline imposed by the State upon its citizens.

The story begins with the 1942 Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Berlin, then shifts to the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, referencing the psychological experiments conducted by the government on its citizens during the 1950s. The narrative concludes in Tehran’s Towhid Prison, where the artist’s father was detained as a political prisoner in 1979. Through this work, text, images, videos, and objects are layered and interwoven to create an unstable narrative to be deciphered by the viewers. 

2018

Lecture-performance (single-channel video projection, text, tapes) 

colour/sound 25 min (approx.)