Iranian water reservoirs are regularly constructed in areas without natural water sources,
to preserve water for local communities and their simple architecture is the primary theme
of Shiva Nooran’s art. The exteriors may be lavishly decorated, or kept plain, but Nooran’s
work depict reservoir domes made from cheap materials in desert areas. The domes are
between the glowing domes and their dark backgrounds refer to the plain appearance of
constructed from precise stitches that protrude from a textile base and the contrast
these buildings versus their life-giving function.
