Growth (Persian Garden)
April 28, 2007 | Installation |
“Growth” is a symbolic work, a very abstract representation of a Persian garden, which both from the conceptual and the arrangement point of view, exhibits the juxtaposition of unity and plurality, a concept that is very close to the heart of Iranian art and culture.
I initially did this for the Persian Garden Exhibition held in Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts in 2004.
At first glance, they all seem to have the same uniform upward movement. However on closer examination these handmade forms reveal their individual uniqueness, each with its own curves, resembling the movement of wind through the trees with a hint of growth in the air.
Considering the ever-decreasing green space in our city, the work can be taken as a lament for the death of our trees and gardens.
Ideally, it is to be installed at the entrances or in the lobbies of public buildings, preferably in combination with water which is one of the fundamental elements of Iranian, or for that matter any, garden. The water could flow in a stream below or by the forms. However, one may forgo the use of water as the use of blue in this work itself symbolizes water.
This work may be installed in combination with “Fish”.
The forms are 3-10 in diameter and 10-45 in height, baked at 900°C and glazed, under reduction conditions, at 1000°C.
They range in colour from blue to green to red and can be installed in isolation or in combination, indoors or outdoors.