A site-specific intervention integrating life-scale figures within a deteriorated urban surface, positioning the work at the threshold between image and lived space.
- Public Mural Project – Tehran Beautification Organization, Tehran, Iran, April 2025
The figures, derived from historical photographic references, are rendered at a 1:1 scale and placed directly along the pedestrian path. This alignment allows passersby to enter the composition physically, momentarily becoming part of the scene rather than remaining external viewers.
Rather than isolating the imagery from its surroundings, the work incorporates the wall’s existing condition—its erosion, discoloration, and irregular texture—as an active component of the composition. The surface functions as both a backdrop and a temporal layer, linking past representations to present-day urban experience.
The addition of a secondary framed figure within the same wall introduces a spatial shift, creating a dialogue between presence and distance, inclusion and separation.
Through scale, placement, and direct engagement with the viewer’s movement, the work extends beyond representation and operates as a spatial intervention—where meaning emerges through encounter, proximity, and participation.
