The God of The Rainbow, 2023
yarn, string, Acrylic, Cardboard box
This installation was a memorial for Kian Piraflak, a 10-year-old robotics enthusiast who dreamed of becoming an inventor but was killed by the bullet of Iran’s regime. The family kept his body at home with ice for a whole night, as they knew his body could be stolen by the regime if sent to a morgue. This installation was also an objection to the Unicef organization. Although they claim “every child matters,” they were not taking any actions to protect the children who were used as human shields by the government forces, killed, or arrested in Iran by the government. The number of paper boats matches the number of children whose deaths during the protest were proven to that day. The boat on the front is a recreation of Kian’s boat. The theme is rainbow, as its colours link to children, and also, as Kian starts his video about his boat by saying, “in the name of the god of the rainbow.”
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