Reading for Tehran Streets

Vitruvius, the Roman architect, used the word 'street' for the first time and by describing its sceneries, divided urban sites into three categories: tragic, comic and satiric. In Tehran's continual turmoil, the scenery is more tragic than satiric. My relation with the city is always turning into a complex one as long as I am moving in the street and its sights, tragic or comic, fade away with no pause. I find shelter among the walls of my house and leave behind the sad turmoil of Tehran in the heart of its streets. My imagination is trapped among the books which have covered the walls of my apartment. Each day, we, the urban travelers, leave our imaginations and dreams in our houses without finding any perception in the tragic city.

Photos by Maryam Firuzi