The Power of Costume explores the ways power is embodied, performed, and remembered. Through mushroom-headed portraits of historical figures, the series examines the legacies of influence, ideology, and authority, transforming familiar icons into symbols of decay, renewal, and the enduring consequences of human ambition.

Buried in His Own History

Size: 24” x 36”
A collapsing regime and a disintegrating ideology. The work confronts the violence of the current ruling regime in Iran, the lives taken under its rule, and the black trash bags used to conceal the bodies of those it has killed.

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The Hollow Throne

Size: 36” x 48”
The Weight of Costume is a mushroom replaces the face of a historical figure, transforming a symbol of authority into one of decay and renewal. The work explores the fragile nature of power and the lasting weight of the identities we inherit, perform, and leave behind.
Broken Identity

Size: 12” x 12”
Medium: Oil Paint, Resin Finish
Broken Identity uses a decaying mushroom as a metaphor for the fragmentation, loss, and reconstruction of personal and cultural identity.

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The Weight of Iron

Size: 24” x 20”
Garden of Consequence is a portrait of power transformed by time, where influence, memory, and consequence spread like an unseen garden beneath the surface.
One Ear to Freedom

Size: 16” × 20”
Medium: Oil Paint
One Ear to Freedom reflects on permanent hearing loss caused by violence at the hands of the Iranian regime. The work speaks to the invisible scars of repression, resilience, and the personal cost of freedom.

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Dressed in Defiance

Size: 20” x 24”
Unarmed is a meditation on moral courage, suggesting that the most enduring forms of power often arrive unarmed.
Hope Doesn't Ask for Permission

Size: 16”D
Medium: Oil Paint, Oil Pastel
Hope Doesn't Ask for Permission reflects the quiet persistence of hope, emerging unexpectedly through uncertainty, loss, and change.

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