Laura Puska:
To begin with, Alijani recalls 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 is simultaneously preserving and changing. The dialectic process in his mind, Alijani starts constructing his work. The site-specific approach of his work continues 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.