Art-Architecture

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"FRC (Fire Resistant Clothing) Roses" (2025-2026): 

Initial Prototypes

These stem from my continued concept of "confronting the climate crisis in its own material vernacular," this time turning FRC material into "wearable" feminine roses.

"Oil and Gold" (2025-2026): 

Initial Prototypes (1 & 2)

Inspired by my own theoretical arts piece on confronting the climate crisis through its own material vernacular, I wanted to utilize oil / petroleum and gold as mixed media in traditional visual arts pieces. The backgrounds of these canvases are painted in a blend of used petroleum-based oil and acrylics, and the gold initially utilized in the prototype is gold leaf. The gold leaf has a great material quality to it, however, was very difficult to get to lay cleanly. The 2nd prototype features a spray paint and stencil, which aesthetically came out much more visually appealing, although the initial shine of the gold leaf was not captured. Hopefully future iterations will build upon these designs to find a happy, aesthetic compromise!

These pieces speak to the intersection of oil, gold, colonialism, capitalism, biodiversity loss, and the very niche societal debate between ornamental non-natives and native plants. 

All are currently sold and in the hands of their wonderful patrons.

Monument to the Children of the Middle East
Murdered in my Name (2025)

This performance art / replicable + scalable ritual piece came out of a combination of a childhood spent in the shadow of 9/11 and decades of American intervention in the Middle East.

As a girl growing up in the countryside of Texas, I remember vividly creating flower potions and eating "Freedom Fries" -- this piece speaks to an adult manifestation and reaction to concepts like imagination, freedom, flowers, nationalism, and political propaganda.

Monument Video 1 - Intro
Monument Video 2 - Initial Run Thru
Monument Video 3 - FULL RITUAL + REFLECTION

"At the Feet of the Mother:"
Iran Feminism Flag (2023-2026)

Probably utilized more in Sunni Islam rather than Shia Islam, an important verse in the context of feminism in Islam is the "Hadith on Mothers", which states that paradise is at the feet of mothers, and you must be good to them. I juxtaposed this with more "Western"-friendly feminist design strategies (a minimalist diagram of a vagina), and used these elements to replace the Islamic nature of the Islamic Republic of Iran's flag.

As an Iranian-American, it has always been painful to have a relationship with Iran which is so close culturally yet so far politically, socially, and physically. This flag was made in part jest, in part frustration, and in part genuine design provocation -- creating something like this in Iran would likely be grounds for extreme punitive action on the part of the government. Alas, I'm an American, and am allowed (for the most part) freedom of speech and expression.

Star Date Series: "Kill the Written Gods" (2021)

Piece explanation and background, with its intentionality, physical representation, and existing inspirations are available by clicking on the first document (top left)