Politics of Discretion by: Termeh

From a group show called " The Violent Task of Creativity " at the Intersection For The Arts San Francisco, 1999. The piece consists of three 20”X3”X3” boxes. Each box has a key hole in front, through which one can see the installations inside. .

" I grew up in Iran, where from an early age, I learned to watch what I say, to whom I say it and when; and to always read between the lines. Throughout the turbulent history of Iran, writers, intellectuals, and those who dared to speak up against oppression, or for their basic human rights, or dared to even suggest reform, have been threatened, jailed, tortured, exiled, or killed.	(Key 1) .
The result is a culture which honors general distrust, slyness, and silent endurance against all odds as its basic code of survival. In Iran truth can only be spoken through layers of suggestive innuendoes, metaphors, and satire. This becomes an integral part of one’s sense of expression.	(Key 2) .
Although I find the complexity of this form of expression exciting and perpetually fascinating, it also compels me to question its implications on a personal, as well as socio-political, level." by: Termeh Yeghiazarian .	(Key 3) e-mail: Termeh@aagift.com