A solo walk over three days following the route of the Zayandeh Rud (the river whose name translates as Giver of Life), Esfahan, Iran.

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Esfahan is renowned for its historic bridges and hydro distribution systems. The politics of water distribution, however,  meant that there was no water flowing. This raises many questions in a city  whose bridges and rivers are integral to the city’s history and identity. To highlight the critical issue of water distribution (both in Iran and other parts of the world), this work involved a series of sound recordings that were made under each bridge (the route of the walk making a trace through the middle of the river). The sound recordings seek to emphasise the absence of water in a city that straddles a life-giving river.

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Day 1 Commencing at the Si-o S- Pol (bridge of 33 spans) and heading east, the walk passed under Pol-e Ferdowsi (Ferdosi Bridge), Pol-e Choob (Joui Bridge), Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge), Pol-e Bozorgmehr (Bozorgmehr Bridge), Pol-e Ghadir (Ghadir Bridge) and Pol-e Shahrestān (Shahrestan Bridge).

 

Day 2 Revolution Day a public holiday in Iran. A walk across the Si-o-Se Pol to Naqsh-e Jahan Square.

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Day 3 Heading west from Si-oSe Pol under Pol-e Azar (Azar Bridge), Pol-e Felezi (Felezi Bridge), Pol-e-Vahid (Vahid Bridge) and Pol-e Marnam (Marnam Bridge)
 

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