In the Name of DefenceIn the Name of Defence explores urban fences enforcing restrictions under the guise of security. The City Theater of Tehran, the only theater venue in Iran without surrounding fences, became a target for such plans in the winter of 2024, following decades of urban fencing in its vicinity. The work imagines a reconstruction of the City Theater emerging from the very urban fences encircling it. By integrating daily performances within these boundaries, the piece draws attention to the ways people navigate growing fences—passing through, jumping over them—to embody a daily performance of resistance.8K video, 50 Inch TV, Vinyl Print
15 min
2024