Fishing

Mahmoud Bakhshi

“Fishing” is performance that Mahmoud Bakhshi had presented in Tehran Theater Complex in the fall of 2019. In the performance, the artist uses a crane to move the components of a column made of the remnants of his earlier works to build a sixteen-meter monument made of wood, metal, and galvanized iron. Part of this sixteen-meter structure is placed in the exhibition’s front courtyard, interacting with the city and the audience like a signpost. The making of the project is documented on film, shown on the first floor together with a random episode of the L-Side Podcast. The title of the project is inspired by Billie Eilish’s song “When I Was Older.”

Mahmoud Bakhshi, from “Fishing” project, installation of 8 + 1 pieces, (iron, galvanized sheet, aluminum, wood and paint), size: each 2 m, overall size: 16 m, unique edition, 2019-2020
Mahmoud Bakhshi, from “Fishing” project, installation of 8 + 1 pieces, (iron, galvanized sheet, aluminum, wood and paint), size: each 2 m, overall size: 16 m, unique edition, 2019-2020
Mahmoud Bakhshi, from “Fishing” project, installation of 8 + 1 pieces, (iron, galvanized sheet, aluminum, wood and paint), size: each 2 m, overall size: 16 m, unique edition, 2019-2020
Mahmoud Bakhshi, from “Fishing” project, installation of 8 + 1 pieces, (iron, galvanized sheet, aluminum, wood and paint), size: each 2 m, overall size: 16 m, unique edition, 2019-2020
Mahmoud Bakhshi, from “Fishing” project, two channel video installation, duration: 14:13, edition of 3 + 2 AP, 2019-2020
Mahmoud Bakhshi, from “Fishing” project (detail), installation of 8 + 1 pieces, (iron, galvanized sheet, aluminum, wood and paint), size: each 2 m, overall size: 16 m, unique edition, 2019-2020
Mahmoud Bakhshi, from “Fishing” project (detail), installation of 8 + 1 pieces, (iron, galvanized sheet, aluminum, wood and paint), size: each 2 m, overall size: 16 m, unique edition, 2019-2020
Mahmoud Bakhshi, from “Fishing” project, installation view, 2020