Majme – (Farsi for: large copper tray) a series in progress which began in 2013. Scenes from the Achaemenid period (sixth century BCE) are intricately and densely engraved in the Majme that was in my childhood home. A scene of an offering to the king appears in the center of the tray. Other scenes show figures from daily life, such as farmers, camel convoys, donkeys and more. I copy the scenes over and over again using the frottage technique (rubbing graphite on masking tape pasted on the tray). During the frottage process, I manipulate the transcription of the original figures, create new hybrids and touch on contemporary topics such as discrimination, gender and the boundaries of the connection between East and West.