In the minds of Iran

“In the Minds of Iran is a surreal cinematic AI visual collection where domestic spaces, glowing screens, and fragmented memories become poetic symbols of fear, isolation, resistance, and fragile hope within contemporary Iranian society. ”

Following the nationwide protests of January 18 and 19 in Iran, one of the largest anti-government uprisings in recent years unfolded across the country. The protests emerged after months of economic collapse, inflation, currency devaluation, social instability, and growing public anger toward the Islamic Republic. After ten days of peaceful demonstrations and strikes, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called on Iranians to participate in coordinated nightly protests across streets. rooftops and homes. On the nights of January 18 and 19, millions of Iranians followed the call. Videos, chants, fires, and demonstrations spread rapidly across cities while internet access and communication networks were gradually shut down nationwide. Human rights organizations later described the blackout as an attempt to conceal the violent suppression of protesters and the scale of killings carried out during the crackdown. Some observers referred to the events as a form of digital genocide, where fear, censorship, and isolation became tools of control. Months later, on March 9, 2026, military strikes by Israel and the United States targeted Iranian governmental and military sites amid escalating regional conflict. Rumors surrounding the death of Ali Khamenei and the possible collapse of the Islamic Republic spread rapidly across global media. Despite this, instability, fear, and political violence continued to shape daily life for millions of Iranians. Across the world, Iranians became obsessively connected to news broadcasts, television screens, social media feeds, and endless updates, searching for signs of freedom, survival, collapse, or hope. Domestic spaces transformed into emotional battlefields shaped by anxiety, waiting, propaganda, exhaustion, and collective trauma. In the Minds of Iran is a surreal cinematic AI visual collection exploring this psychological atmosphere. Through artificial intelligence, conceptual storytelling, and hyperrealistic imagery, the project transforms ordinary interiors. television screens, and digital devices into symbols of fear, media addiction, silence, paranoia, resistance, kitsch, and fragile hope. The series reflects the emotional condition of a generation trapped between collapse and expectation, between political trauma and the desire for liberation.