SARA NIROO

"Saffron Diary" was a performance piece about the workings and poetics of Persian cuisine. I wanted to embody the concept of creation by writing my daily emotions and experiences on grains of rice. The props include saffron ink, rice, and microscope - which was able to film and live-stream the process in social media while I was working. For two seasons of fall and winter 2019 during my art residency at York University, I worked diligently at a desk, used a magnifying glass for hours upon hours, and slowly wrote my diary on massive amount of rice, things like the music I was listening, dinner I needed to cook, my dreams and prayers, etc.. The audience had the chance to view the progress online and in the gallery for a couple of months, By doing this performance installation project, I wanted to paying homage to all women who in their life trying create joy out of their routine and ordinary practices.