This action started with a flower bouquet that I had gotten a few weeks ago. As a plant/flower lover, having flowers has been always a blessing and a curse. I obviously enjoy their lively presence in my space, but when they dry out I feel like they’ve gone to waste in a way. This time, […]
In Action 8, I was exploring a nonhuman-centered perspective and played around with the assumption that we are in power. By the end of it, I had a vision in my head. But I only could visualize it in a 3d software. (not so much of a low-fidelity action!) I initially wanted to create some […]
After my last action, I watched the documentary David Attenborough: a life on our planet, because I had to. (**Personal obligation**) At the beginning of quarantine, I had watched the series Our Planet (Netflix) which was also narrated by David Attenborough (what a lovely man) and it moved me a lot. It was the time […]
For the weekend, we decided to go to my grandpa’s garden which is about 2.5 hours away from my home in Tehran. I really needed a break from my screen and digital life so I decided to do my action there. My grandpa’s garden (aka Kalfoor) has many apple trees, berries, and plums, all of […]
When we sit in front of our screens, we seem to be alone. I, with my physical ability, am interacting through a device, a technology. I can read comments, see notifications, like posts, share pictures, or use these tools to contact the people I know in the physical world. All of these seem like a […]
Action 6: Investigating digital citizenship, community building, media / social media through the actions of craft making (physical and maybe digital?), co-creation (challenging for me!). Digital Citizenship This week marks one year after one of the most distressing experiences of my life. The government shut down the internet for a whole week, while massive protests […]