Dar-Al-Salam Childhood Memory - Sara Pirahmadian - 2023

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Dar-Al-Salam Childhood Memory - Sara Pirahmadian - 2023
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In this project, the bird becomes a vivid emblem of my childhood spirit, capturing the sense of freedom and curiosity that once led me to leap from gravestone to gravestone within the Dar al-Salam cemetery.
Each stone, etched with symbols and pictograms, became a canvas for my imagination—a gateway to stories, characters, and worlds beyond. The bird in this work embodies that playful journey, bringing life to the gravestones as it dances across their surfaces, awakening the symbols to tell a tale.
Through Video Projection Mapping, I animate these stones to recapture that childlike wonder, blending the boundary between memory and present. In a space often viewed as one of silence and finality, this project breathes movement into stillness, transforming gravestones into storytellers that bridge past and present, inviting viewers to rediscover the life and creativity that endure within spaces of remembrance.
In the modern world, the stories of Dar-Al-Salam and places like it are fading; yet, through movements like this, we can create a ripple effect—much like the butterfly effect—that draws attention to these spaces and reimagines their significance for today’s world.
The audio accurately represents the actual sounds of the Dar-Al-Salam cemetery.
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Winner of the People's Choice Award art hi[STORIES] at Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio, October 2024
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Sara Pirahmadian
MFA Candidate, Graphic Design
, Ohio University, College of Fine Arts
, School of Art + Design
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The full project is available through the link :
https://www.sarapirahmadian.com/dar-al-salam-childhoodmemory-1
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