A site-specific mural that engages directly with the worn surface of the urban wall, integrating contemporary miniature figures into the existing texture rather than concealing it.
- Public Mural Project – the National Urban Arts Festival “Small Walls of My City”, Tehran, Iran, March 2018
Commissioned as part of the National Urban Arts Festival “Small Walls of My City”, this project responds to the conventional approach of covering deteriorated walls. Instead, it proposes a shift: treating erosion, cracks, and decay as active components of the composition.
The aged surface becomes a conceptual ground where fragments of Persian miniature are embedded within cracks, stains, and irregularities. This creates a dialogue between historical image-making and the material reality of the contemporary city.
By preserving and activating the existing texture, the work challenges the notion of public art as mere beautification, proposing instead a form of integration with the city’s material memory.
The project was later extended and re-executed in a second urban location, reinforcing the adaptability of this visual approach across different sites.
