Title

THE LIFE GIVING RIVER

Date

2015

Material & Technique

Video projection and canvas

Description

Isfahan is a home to a once mighty river, the Zayanderud, or the Live River, that cuts through the historic center like a clumsily rolled out carpet. Iran’s drought situation is most visible where the water of River of Life under the famous Bridge of 33 Arches has disappeared. For several months after the artist move to Zurich, while she passed over Limmat River, she still felt walking through that bridge and also hear its environment sound. From the artist point of view, the Bridge of 33 Arches shows its architectural elements while the water passes through the bridges. Therefore, attaching this famous bridge to the Limmat River by painting over the video is a kind of replacement for her sense of loss.