This ongoing series explores forgotten identities and lost heritage. Through these works, I reflect on the destruction and preservation of cultural memory in Iran. Each piece reimagines historical elements through a contemporary lens, capturing both loss and resilience.
Pillaged Sillence
Mixed media on canvas, 100 x 150cm
Depicts Cyrus, evoking the silence and destruction that followed the forgetting of the Achaemenid civilization.
Chogha Zanbil
Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 80 cm
Depicts Chogha Zanbil , reflecting the silence and devastation left by the fall of the Elamite civilization.
Pouran-Dokht
Acrylic & texture on canvas, 90 × 90 cm.
The painting depicts the first woman ruler of Iran in the Sassanid dynasty. Her blurred face reflects the fading grandeur of women’s past glory.
Cyrus Gate
Mixed media on canvas, 60 × 80 cm
Inspired by the monument attributed to Cyrus after the conquest of Babylon. The mythical bird Homa, symbol of happiness, fades into the background — long forgotten, yet a hope to return
Forgotten Cries
Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 80 cm
Forgotten Cries is inspired by the 8,000-year-old cemetery of Ardabil, where statues without mouths stand in silence — except for the lone figure of a woman, whose silent presence becomes the echo of voices once lost. This work reflects on suppressed memories and the fragile traces of ancient civilizations.
