This installation draws on dynamics surrounding oil in the social, political and cultural biography of Iran, prolonging and escalating the fragile balance of economical and political growth.

The sound bits and visual components of this work are inspired by Iran’s cultural anthropology and folkloristics motifs and global industrial elements.

To Heaven to Hell | Sound installation: 4 min 10 seconds looped | structure: metal, glass, sump oil | 90 x 91 x 200 cm | 2011

To Heaven to Hell installation view at Central St. Martins University of the Arts.