I realized I posted to the wrong blog. This is from 3 weeks ago.
research statement:
In general, I am researching oil versus water as it relates to the culture of oil, and the Anthropocene (human-made climate change, deep time, industrialization). More specifically, I am beginning an exploration around crude oil and its relationship to Iran (and the Middle East) and in relation to geologies, geopolitics, and infrastructure/technologies/tools. My initial process is to acquire some crude oil in understanding it as a material and as a physical signifier. Later, I plan to create some kind of mythological narrative around the hegemony of oil. I believe that this is important because oil becomes more part of us than water both physically, spiritually/culturally and politically (neoliberalism) and contributes to resource scarcity, climate change, disparities and poverty, and global conflicts and crises.
first prototype:
blog links:
Thesis – https://farsiforeplaythesis.tumblr.com/
Ongoing collection of precedents and research – https://farsiforeplayfuture.tumblr.com/
