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Ein Projekt von WAVA, initiiert vom Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain im Rahmen von World Design Capital 2026 mit dem Main-Taunus-Kreis und den Kommunen Bad Soden, Eppstein, Flörsheim, Hattersheim, Hochheim, Hofheim und Kelkheim.
From the Baghdad Battery—a mysterious artifact from Iraq in which wine allegedly served as a source of energy—to the late-antique alchemist Zosimos of Panopolis, wine has always been not only a pleasure but also a tool of insight. In Persian poetry, “wine” refers to that intoxication which transcends reason and reveals the hidden.
Hazrati weaves these physical, biological, and spiritual dimensions of wine into a sculpture that interacts with its viewers.
“Here, Where We Are – Virtual Art Around the Corner” is a project by the WAVA Collective, initiated by the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain as part of World Design Capital 2026. In seven municipalities of the Main-Taunus district—Bad Soden, Eppstein, Flörsheim, Hattersheim, Hochheim, Hofheim, and Kelkheim—eight site-specific AR installations by eleven international artists expand the public space. Through the free WAVA app, available for iOS and Android, familiar places are made accessible as artistic sites around the clock: historical references come to light, and new narratives emerge. The project examines public space in the hybrid age and explores how digital interventions expand our perception of places.
The free WAVA app is available for download on iOS and Android via this link: https://www.wava.ar/
*1987 Shiraz, Iran
2023 VR Art Prize 2023, Berlin CODE Residency, IMPAKT (Centre for Media Culture)
2022 TayAR, Grafikenhus Museum, Schweden
2020 Akademie Schloss Solitude, Digital Fellowship, Stuttgart, Immense VR/AI Residency,
Institute of Art and Culture, Barcelona
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