***All the Maps and Timelines in this post are made and designed by Morehshin Allahyari for Advanced Design Class
Project Description
IRUS is both a research project and actual exhibition that analyze cultural
exchange through art between Iranian and American artists whom attempt to
form a dialogue through art collaboration, using digital media as a tool to cross
and overcome the restrictions of mailing system between Iran and United
States. IRUS is a way to share research, experience intercultural exhibitions
which try to see people of other countries as diverse individuals rather than
nations and suggest the similar practices that aim to develop dialogue to foster
greater understanding of one another.
IRUS Dialogue
The Iranian team will send their individual projects to the American team; the American team will complete the projects, adhering to the established guidelines of collaboration listed below.
The American team will send their individual projects to the Iranian team; the Iranian team will complete the projects, adhering to the established guidelines of collaboration listed below.
Each member of IRUS will develop an interpretation of the Persian story of Scheherazade (One Thousand and One Nights, mistranslated as Arabian Nights in the west).
Each member of IRUS will develop an interpretation of the works of American storyteller, Mark Twain.
Collaboration Guidelines:
Trust members of the other team in the handling of work.
Respect the cultural and religious perspectives of each artist.
Specifically communicate how the work (or elements of the work) may not be altered.
The members of IRUS, who collaborated on a particular piece, are the owners of that piece, whether it sells or not.
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
�� Traveling 3,200 kilometres by air
�� Driving 3,060 kilometres in a mid-sized car
�� Driving 9,700 kilometres in a hybrid car
�� Operating a personal computer for 10,600 hours
IRUS
Carbon Footprint / Resource Consumption
Transportation for meetings
The use of computer during our meetings
Power/heat/air condition/water/food in our meetings
Mailing from Iran To United States (2 times)
Mailing from United States to Turkey
Mailing from Turkey to Iran
Art supplements: Canvas, Paint, Photos, Projector, Screen, Papers, etc.
Press Package: 700 Business Cards, 1000 Invitation Cards, 700 DVDs, 1000 Posters.
Exhibition: Food, Paper, Power, Heat, Audience’s Transportation.
American’s Artist Trip to Iran
