Uprootedness

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Emergence In-Between Series - آفرینش در میانه

Termeh Fabric, Termeh Fabric Threads, 2024

In the performance/installation “Uprootedness,” I deconstruct Termeh, unraveling its threads and carefully reshaping them into cypress tree patterns on the floor. This act of deconstruction and reconstruction mirrors my experience as an immigrant—navigating the tension between rootedness and the disintegration of my Iranian roots. It illustrates the fragile balance between preserving tradition and reconstructing a new identity, while the cypress tree motif symbolizes resilience in the act of cultural survival. The square form of the fabric, traditionally symbolizing land and territory, dissolves into an unstable landscape the audience can walk through and destroy again, navigating my dual identities of past and present.