The Spheres of Influence.
Experimental investigation through the edges of the hybrid spheres.
An investigation through the recent videos of the revolution in Iran in 2022
A continuous moment was taken from the level above the street territory, looking through the windows
Zoom into the spatial character of these moments
Where the domesticity of the interior confronts the brutality of the exterior
An exploration through elements such as balconies, windows, the thickness of walls, and the invisible boundary of two spheres
These elements are considered as a liminal stage of enacting a transitional mode
Revealing the true/actual moment between the integration of two spheres to bring the hidden layers into the visible surface
Media as the third sphere, enabling the connection of the edge of the walls to both spheres
Empowerment, bringing awareness and experiment; through the edges of the spheres
Exploring the meaning of domesticity immersed in between the indecisive memories
What has been deemed to be suppressed, is getting revealed and empowered through the millions of pairs of eyes.
“A continuum of influences of pure brutality in most domestic spheres.”
The Spheres of Influence is an attempt to investigate spatial characters of in-between spaces that are influenced by the brutality of the outside and the domesticity of the inside in the homeland. Based on the initial one-minute site that contains fragments of recent videos from Iran, a spatial translation is shaped to break down the boundaries of this confrontation. Through an exploration of these fragments, they contain moments that were taken from the level above the streets’ territory, standing on balconies or looking through the windows. The media as a third sphere enables the edges of these spatial elements to bring awareness and reveal the hidden layers of these periphery spaces.
At the juncture of these motions that intertwine, it develops a hybrid representation between these extremes. To bring the hidden layers of this manifestation to the surface, we used several fragments from the different urban facades in the homeland to create photogrammetry models for the drawings. Through the speculation of these drawings, we aim to capture the interplay between the edges of the various elements which convey the moment of this confrontation.
Our meaning of domesticity shows itself within the scaffold of these drawings. In the extension of the urban facade, or behind it, vivid color is uncovered. We attempt to uphold the crucial layers of our interpretation of brutality, domesticity, and hybrid spheres within our memories and the existing fragments in these drawings. Still, this try mostly ends in a twisted environment of constant fluctuation and chaos between elements. A tug-of-war between the opposing forces. Eventually, it is an experiment to discover this hybridity of uncertainty and tangled threads in between this strife.
The Section: A sequence of hybrid spheres, creating the final narrative:
The narrative begins with a solitary frame, recognizable within our memories, suspended in the air, although restrained of freedom. As the story progresses, more spheres are retained by the first fragment. More hybrid forms are shaped, they seemed to be locked in a perpetual dance, as if in a tug-of-war between the opposing forces.
The spheres are in constant flux, shifting and evolving as they traverse the landscape. The environment they inhabit is one of both harmony and chaos, as they interact and clash with each other, forming new relationships and creating unique stories.
As the narrative continues its journey, it culminates in a single moment of clarity. What once was hidden, is now revealed. As the beauty of the spheres’ dance comes into full view.
