Underwater Eruptions, Part B

Some Concepts on Freedom

فوران زیر آب دو: چند جستار در باب آزادی

with Sin Seeni (IR/DE)

Curated by Amirali Ghasemi / Parking Video Library

March 5 – 7 and March 12-14

opening times: 16:00 – 20:00 hr

Some Parts from this ongoing series by Sin Seeni will be shown at Apartment Project Berlin e.V. in collaboration with Room For Doubt: Alef-Alef Line (video performance and video loop), Zero Paths (video loop), Freedom scale (slide show), Certified True Copy of an Original Document (Installation).

‘Some Concepts on Freedom’ is part of a larger series that employs an anti-archival approach to explore the concept through various media. Developed both before and during my residency at Kunsthäuser Bethanien in Berlin, these works focus on the subject of Iran. The series posits that freedom is achievable only within our perception, ultimately arguing that its inherent relativity across space and time makes it deceptive and unattainable.

SIN SEENI /sīn-sīnī/ سین سینی, an Iranian multidisciplinary artist living and working in Berlin. His work is often layered, combining various forms of media. Language plays a crucial role in his art, as he aims to communicate conceptual ideas through linguistic elements. In other words, he seeks to engage with the Language and Art movement, connecting this significant theme to contemporary media and tools. Some of the language-focused aspects of his works give them a literary and linguistic quality, which transforms their function by distorting signs