September 2014. In the studio of artist sculptor Mohammad Hossein Emad, Tehran, Iran. Without doubt one of my favorite artists in Iran, this “wise man” had the great kindness to invite me into his studio to give me a demonstration of his latest floating sculpture. Inspired by the lip plates worn by the women of certain Ethiopian or Chadian tribes, once it has been flipped over, this imposing wooden volume will hang in the air from a single wire. Stunning.