As Above, So Within
Mahshid Moghadasi and Aysan Jafarzadeh, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
Location
6:03 1800', Open Playa
6:03 1800', Open Playa · open full map →
Directions
0.63 mi · 13 min walk · 5 min bike
From
6:00 & H
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- 1Take 6:00 toward the Man to Esplanade · 0.49 mi
- 2Head across the open playa to As Above, So Within, straight toward the Man (bearing 42°) · 700 ft
- ●Arrive: As Above, So Within · 6:00, open playa
0.63 mi as the crow flies. Radials every :15, walking ~2.8 mph, biking ~7.5 mph. Open the live compass map →
About
As Above, So Within draws inspiration from Attar's 12th-century Persian poem The Conference of the Birds, in which the birds journey in search of the Simurgh, a mythical Persian bird, only to discover that what they sought was already manifest within themselves. The Mandelbulb was chosen as a fractal form that repeats across scales, suggesting that the same underlying order appears in the cosmos, nature and the self. Through recursive geometry and shifting light, the sculpture evokes a contemplative atmosphere resonant with Persian architecture, where repetition and illumination draw the mind inward. As Above, So Within proposes that the meaning we seek in the universe may also be found within ourselves.
- From
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Category
- Open Playa
- Program
- Honorarium