BALLS - Repetition of History
Repetition of History is an ongoing series of portraits painted on plastic playground balls, featuring influential contemporary Iranian figures chosen from my own perspective. Politicians, poets, filmmakers, musicians, and cultural icons appear together, each representing a fragment of Iran’s collective memory.
By using an everyday childhood object as the surface, the work transforms nostalgia into a vessel for history. The spherical form prevents the image from being seen all at once. As the ball rotates, different parts of the portrait gradually appear and disappear, reflecting the fragmented way history is remembered, retold, and reinterpreted.
Rather than presenting a definitive historical narrative, the series explores the relationship between personal memory and collective identity, asking how individuals become symbols, how stories are preserved, and how history continuously repeats itself through new generations.
Medium: Acrylic on Plastic Ball
Series: Repetition of History
Status: Ongoing Series
Survivors
This series was created in the aftermath of the bloody events of January 18 and 19 in Iran, days when grief seemed destined to become the only remaining narrative. Yet these works are not about mourning. They are about choice.
The choice to dance, to celebrate, and to embrace life when violence seeks to reduce everything to silence and sorrow. Each figure in this series reflects the idea that resistance is not always expressed through confrontation. Sometimes it lives in the simple act of continuing, creating, moving, and refusing to surrender joy.
Survivors is a tribute to those who carry their wounds yet continue to choose life, reminding us that one of the most powerful forms of resistance is to remain alive without letting hope disappear.
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Acrylic on canvas - Mixed Media / 100.120 cm
CENSORSHIP
Acrylic on canvas - Mixed Media/ 100.110 cm
Created before the pandemic, this series of 8 large-scale acrylic paintings on canvas explores themes of censorship in modern society. Each piece incorporates wax and mixed media elements, with the addition of sculptural forms to enhance the narrative. The use of liquid paraffin and molding techniques was the most challenging aspect of the process.
Fingerprint
This collection, titled “Finger prints,” consists of 30 miniature black-and-white portraits, each created without the use of a brush—painted entirely with my fingers. The artworks are matchbox-sized, emphasizing simplicity and reducing detail to focus on the essence of humanity. The collection explores the concept of the individual as a small, seemingly insignificant entity within society and the vastness of the modern world.The dimensions of this project are 4 * 4 cm, which is approximately equivalent to roughly 1.57 * 1.57 inches.
Solution
The artwork presents a solution, highlighting the ongoing struggles among people and the often-overlooked path to peace. By contemplating the intricate world depicted in the artwork, you may discover your own resolution. This piece is created using acrylic on canvas.
Balls
Seeking to further expand my skills with unconventional materials, I created a collection using balls. This series symbolized the duality of human existence, reflecting both internal and external perspectives. By painting on spheres, I aimed to represent how every individual’s actions can influence others, much like a ball’s movement can set off a chain reaction when it collides with others. This collection embodied the interconnected nature of human behaviors, akin to the “butterfly effect.”
For this collection, I spent several months in the sculpture studio of artist Asanlou , learning the art of molding and casting techniques.
Pipes
My first collection during this period was based on pipes as an alternative material to traditional canvas. This project presented a unique challenge due to the difficulty of painting on curved surfaces. The collection explored human relationships within society, using the pipe as a metaphor for connections and communication. This series was exclusively exhibited in my art studio
Animal Farm
This collection is oil paintings, each measuring 50x70 cm. Inspired by George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, the series explores human connections through a blend of humor and irony, portraying tragic situations in a visually compelling and thought-provoking way.
