Prehistoric
imagery reappears within the wall, as if uncovered rather than applied.
A site-specific
intervention engaging with prehistoric visual memory, referencing the imagery
of Lascaux cave paintings within a deteriorated urban surface.
Public Mural Project – Tehran Municipality, Iran, March 2020
This work is
located opposite the Artists’ Park and the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. The
setting brings the project into direct proximity with institutional art spaces,
while remaining on a raw and exposed urban surface.
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- Leila Delfan
The imagery draws
from early representations of animals and movement, inspired by the Lascaux cave
paintings. Rather than reconstructing these images as separate references, they
are embedded within the existing texture of the wall.
The surface
itself—exposed brick, faded pigment, and uneven layers—echoes the material
condition of cave interiors. This allows the imagery to appear as if it is
emerging from the wall, rather than being placed onto it.
What becomes
visible is a shift in time. The wall functions as a shared ground where traces
of early image-making meet the present condition of the city.
