Laura Puska:
To begin with, Alijani recalled the Hegelian term Aufheben. Often translated in English as sublation, Hegel used the term to describe a process of interaction between a thesis and antithesis. According to Hegel, this interplay was simultaneously preserving and changing. With the dialectic process in mind, Alijani started constructing his work. The site-specific approach of his work continued to play a part through the email exchange with his exchange partner Salla Valle: Alijani asked Valle to provide a screenshot of any area of Tehran. This shot he combined with other elements to compose the map element of his installation.