This installation considers oil as a force embedded within social, political, and cultural histories, tracing the tensions it produces between development, accumulation, and instability. Rather than treating oil solely as a resource, the work approaches it as a material and ideological presence that has shaped both collective imaginaries and the structures of modern life.
The sonic and visual elements draw from Iranian cultural anthropology and folkloric motifs, brought into relation with the imagery, materials, and rhythms of global industrialisation.
To Heaven to Hell | Sound installation: 4 min 10 seconds looped | Structure: metal, glass, sump oil | 90 x 91 x 200 cm | 2011
