Hanging Gardens and Echo of Home

Abstract

Hanging Gardens and Echo of Home is a multimedia installation and written thesis rooted in my experience as an Iranian immigrant. Drawing from the legend of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the project reimagines the garden as a suspended emotional space—born from longing and the need to rebuild home in unfamiliar lands. The installation brings together video projection, sound, archival photographs, and multiple suitcases. These elements hold emotional weight: sounds emerge from within the work, visuals repeat and fade, and a Persian carpet grounds the space. Each suitcase becomes a quiet archive of memory, voice, and displacement.Though personal in origin, the work speaks to a broader sense of migration and memory. It invites viewers—regardless of background—to reflect on their own stories of belonging, loss, and continuity. Hanging Gardens and Echo of Home offers a space where fragments of home can be carried, felt, and remembered.