Dust of Time

Sun-baked brick and stone with stalactite-type carving, fine glass and mirror work, inlaid paintings, a temple of love transmits beauty from a place of ancestry, my oasis. In collaboration with Humans since 1982 I incarnated an edition of their iconic ClockClock 24 kinetic sculpture which also functions as a timepiece, with the clock hands aligning once per minute to tell the time. The dancing chrome hands against the stone like mineral composite channel the spirit of Persian interiors through a purist gaze. Imagined here in the Boroujerdi House, a historical home in Kashan built by my great grandfather for my great grandmother during the Qajar period in Iran. A place I feel so deeply connected and have all the longing to be this Humans since 1982 x Pari Dust collaborative edition symbolizes the resonance I feel between generations, a magnetic pull that exists across time and space. The visual narrative, a majestic hall where my ancestors once walked is grazed with contemporary counterparts, the ClockClock 24, a Willy Guhl loop chair, conceived as a portal to a place that is just outside of my reach but one that I fully inhabit with my heart.

The Boroujerdi House was built between 1857-1875 by over 150 craftsmen exemplifying the classical signatures of Persian architecture. The house is incribed with poetry and contains commissioned paintings by the Iranian painter Kamal ol-Molk, further it was a precedent for climate-responsive sustainable architecture featuring an innovative wind tower design.

Humans since 1982 is a contemporary art and design studio based in Stockholm. The ClockClock 24 is both a kinetic sculpture and functioning wall clock, a piece liberated from a constrictive association with time through a visual language that marries tech-driven design and abstract expression.

A special thank you to Humans since 1982 for creating an opening for me to share and create an embodiment of how deeply I value my Persian culture, how much hope I carry for the Iranian people, this piece is for you, your plight for freedom transcends time and touches generations past, present and future.