Empty Transaction
Empty Transaction

Installation

Empty Transaction

This interactive installation removes everything from the consumer equation except the physical proof of the exchange. The screen prompts the viewer to enter their name. After pressing enter a receipt is printed providing the viewers with their own... More

not OK computer
not OK computer

Installation

not OK computer

"It allows us to imagine, I think, a world where the material around us— the denim of your jeans, the glass of your watch crystal, the wood of your chair set—has, as the object of its desire, perhaps, the desire to be some other object. . . . A... More

Nothing Changes if.....
Nothing Changes if.....

Installation

Nothing Changes if.....

Nothing Changes if… is an LED screen with scrolling red text. The text repeats the phrase NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES on a continuous loop. This piece introduces the idea that nothing can change without starting with change. The viewer is... More

Tedious & Brief
Tedious & Brief

Installation

Tedious & Brief

In this installation, a windshield wiper eagerly moves across a sheet of acrylic in an attempt to rid the material from the water pouring above. The wiper is connected to a motor that controls it to move in a circular clockwise motion on a square... More

Work by

Shay Salehi

Sculpture and Installation