The story of Triangle of Sentiment, the image of a pointed
mountain with a triangle of laser light, is all about Khodayari’s
life, his desires and goals for living. He says it describes
everything about him: the coldness of the weather, the haziness,
gloominess and snow. Mountains are elements that Khodayari
has always loved: they are immense, strong, magnificent, and
there is a sense of awe to them. The triangle, for him, is a symbol
of power, and its crimson colour is his favourite shade, for which
he also named his Instagram account, ‘Gurenworld’, taken from
the Japanese word guren, meaning ‘crimson’.
“I am a big fan of Anime and Japanese culture and, while
it is my desire to frequently use them in my works, Anime
helps me to think deeper and gives me incredible ideas that
sometimes even I myself don’t know how they end up in my
pictures,” admits Khodayari.
Khodayari is adamant in titling his images as he knows
his reasons behind the creation of the image will not always be
known to his audience. Yet while he can lead them somewhat
toward his sentiment, he does enjoy that they will imagine what
they will, just as he has in making the images.
Farhad Khodayari - @gurenworld