‘Minab Eyes’ installation unveiled in Tehran to honor schoolchildren
The visual installation ‘Minab Eyes’ was unveiled in Tehran’s Tajrish Square to honor schoolchildren from the Shajareh Tayebeh school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, in a public art project reported by IRNA on Sunday and commissioned by the Tehran Beautification Organization.
The installation, developed in cooperation with the Soureh Omid art and media institute and created by artist Reza Golpayegani, transforms a busy urban space into a commemorative site through large-scale depictions of children’s eyes intended to prompt reflection among passersby.
The students being commemorated were killed on February 28 in Minab, southern Iran, in an incident that drew local mourning and public remembrance.
Organizers said the project seeks to preserve their memory in the urban fabric and highlight themes of innocence and loss through contemporary visual language.
Golpayegani said the focus on the eye as “the window of the soul” was intended to convey “silent emotion” and human vulnerability, particularly that of children.
“The aim is not only artistic expression but collective remembrance,” he said.
Installed in one of Tehran’s busiest northern squares, the work invites pedestrians to pause amid daily movement and engage with the imagery, which features enlarged, close-up portraits of children’s eyes.