Kayvan [K1] Sarvi | "Temporary Autonomous Space": Electric Room 50/50

Dastan is pleased to announce “Electric Room: Alternating Current {Temporary Autonomous Zone}”, a presentation by Kayvan [K1] Sarvi at Electric Room. The show, comprised of a number of photographs and a booklet, will be open to public view from September 28 to October 3, 2018. This is Electric Room’s 50th and final project.
Kayvan Sarvi (b. 1981, Tehran) is a graduate of Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture (London, UK). Working as an architect, artist and writer, he seeks to perceive spaces and find experiences that play on their effects on human beings.
“Temporary Autonomous Zone” is a perspective created by the artist from his experience of living in an apartment located in a dead-end street in London —a closed zone where people move into and out from, most of them appearing to be malicious or as misdemeanor. Kayvan Sarvi lived in the apartment for about a year and every day walked into his home through this zone. In his final few months of living in the apartment, through photography, he tried to create an image to convey his experiences. He photographed activities by himself and the people passing through the dead-end street: daily shopping, the fridge getting empty or full, and the people he saw through the window by the fridge. Ultimately, he created a map of the street, by photographing all the buildings and making a collage —a collage giving a general view of the zone, sans all the daily events and activities.
“Temporary Autonomous Zone” was first published as a unique hand-made edition in 2010 and is now printed as a limited-edition booklet in 2018 launched at Electric Room.