Domestic Counterattack - Interactive Installation

Domestic Counterattack addresses the challenges and instabilities that rural Iranian women face when trying to earn a living. Since the recent uprisings in Iran, the internet is intermittently and unpredictably shut down, making it impossible for women who cannot find traditional work, to sell, for example, their textiles online.

The installation in the First Room contains small and often hidden work environments inside domestic objects and spaces that are normally occupied by women. These represent spaces of resistance to the oppressive, patriarchal system Iranian women face on a daily basis.

In the Second Room, viewers encounter citizen uncertainty and resiliency through animations and sculptures. Bodies fall and pick themselves up continuously, trying to live their lives under authoritarian rule. The shadows created by viewers' bodies as they wander through the space act to block the projections, creating an embodied experience of the day-to-day challenges citizens face.