In this work I made my own passports of Germany, UK, Austria, USA, Russia and also made my student ID cards of Goldsmiths University of London, Bauhaus University Weimer, University of Oxford, Royal College of Art, Royal Academy of Arts, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, University of Fine Arts of Hamburg, Columbia university New York, Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and all designed by myself.
Concept of the works:
“Authority” certifies whether an act is valid or not. Whenever, I consider the influence of authority in my act, I realize that my head is working according to some certain guidelines and my thinking is not free at all. Authority controls the access, quality of acceptance, eligibility of an individual and so on. In other word, to bring an individual under some certain set of goals. Authority force individual to act according to particular group’s interest in the name of civil rights. Thus ‘Authority’ becomes the strongest weapon against the individual’s freedom of thinking. Authority declares which rights do we have and which we haven’t.
Does any authority actually exist to shape my activities? Or does my existence really needs any right?
I really do not need any authority for my thinking, just because as soon as I accept any of them my freedom of act gets hijacked. I like to place myself in a world, where no bogus authority or rights are required, only because, I as a human, possess my own authority naturally and my spirit signals my limit.
Born as a God’s child I have every freedom and rights to think myself as a citizen of the whole world and I can live anywhere as I want. But in this world the legal authority or the system won’t allow me to do so. Authority will bind me and will not allow me.
I was born free in this world. I don’t see this world with different countries and people whereas I consider it as one. I want to go wherever I want, but my current circumstances and surroundings won’t allow me to do such things easily. So I have decided to rule my own world. By now, I made 5 passports of 5 different countries where I want to live as a citizen. According to my conception I think these countries play a major role in the field of art and moreover all of my favorite art universities where I want to study are situated there. As an artist I think I should have lived better if I was there. But later on if I wish then I will claim my citizenship and my access to more countries and institutions.