Demon of Greed / دیو آز Pouya Afshar at Aun Gallery

Friday, July 8 at 4:00pm - July 27 at 10:00pm

Aun Gallery.گالری آن
#40,Seoul St.,Vanak . ونک.خ سئول. شماره 40
Tehran, Iran


In the Gathas, the oldest texts of the Zoroastrian canon, the Daevas are 'wrong gods' or 'false gods' or 'gods that are rejected'. This meaning is subject to interpretation perhaps also evident in the Old Persian 'Daeva inscription' of the 5th century BCE. The Daevas or Divs are noxious creatures that promote chaos and disorder.
In later tradition and folklore, the Divs are personifications of every imaginable evil.
The root of the word is literally "godlike", but the use varies significantly depending on which god is being discussed.

This series is a an idea revolving the Demon of "Greed", representing the oil industry and its affects on everyday life of regular human beings and animals. The cycle in which the Demons (corporate representatives) and the oil creatures (products) create, gives birth to a new generation of infants whom being will be completely dependent to this industry and its greedy politics.

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