Sacred Crossings, A Tribute, Mixed Media Installation
This multimedia installation is a memorial tribute to the 215 people who were executed in Iran after the revolution of 1979 in Iran solely for their Baha'i faith beliefs. This piece has a center edifice that shrines the images of 10 young women who were hanged in Shiraz, Iran publicly on June 1983. One of them was my second cousin Tahireh. In this installation I have used digitized printing method using etching press on Chiri paper mounted on varnished wood for keeping them archival. Sound, Rose water, removing one's shoes entering the edifice, a Persian rug in the center of it and 215 white roses across the exhibition space was intended to create a sacred space for those who lost their lives fo their faith. My uncle Mr. Vahdat who was 80 years old was executed and his wife was given 100 slashes that made her paralyzed for rest of her life. The criminal state run atrocities against Baha'is in Iran has continued to this day. The UN resolution has recently called for Government of Iran change its policies toward imprisionment and continuous abuses agains Baha'is in Iran.
The ceiling of the edifice in the Sacred Crossing installation which constructs of a 10' X8' X10' has 10 roses hanged to honor ten Baha'i young women who were hanged in Shiraz, Iran in 1983. The fabric to cover the ceiling has screen printed words Iran and America.
My Uncle- Mr. Vahdat My great uncle, Mr. Yadulla Vahdat, was executed in Shiraz Iran on June 1981. His only crime was that he was a Baha'i and enttiled: father of the poor by people of Shiraz for his generosity to people. He was 80 years old.
Installation view This is a multimedia installation dedicated to the 215 people who were executed in Iran after the revolution of 1979 in Iran solely for their Baha'i faith. This piece has a center edifice that shrines the 10 young women who were hanged in Shiraz, Iran publicly on June 1983. One of them was my second cousin Tahireh. In this installation I have used digitized printing method on Chiri paper mounted on varnished wood for keeping them archival.
Sacred Crossings - Inside the edifice, 10' x 8' x 10' I tried very hard to fix this image, but the site keep showing it on its side!!! Using 215 white roses placing the against the exhibition floor/wall and 10 hanged inside the edifice for a tribute for the 10 young women hanged in Shiraz for their faith. The edifice ceiling's installation shot. Had screen printed fabric used as ceiling cover.
Installation View