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Politics​-​Aesthetics IV (The Plays No. 11)

from Nik Masoo – The Plays of Ehsan Saboohi by Ehsan Saboohi

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Isn't it time to forget, Sarah?

Sarah, listen! My mind has a memory capacity of 1 TB. It is my right to preserve my identity in memory. After all, humans do the same thing: they associate themselves with categories such as race, religion, country, language, nation, city, accent, script, village, neighborhood, and even the license plate number of the house where they were born. All of these elements are integral parts of their identity.


Your past identity is your rightful possession; you have the power to safeguard it within your memory. Sarah, the accumulation and overflow of forty supported identities,

experienced across various spatio-temporal situations, transforms the events that humans encounter into anti-events. The intertwining of emotional fluid in cyclical circumstances greatly influences the human psyche. The resurgence of trauma disrupts the established rules of the game, turning it into a battle. The battle penetrates the obscure world, and the words lose their meaning. The word returns to its simplicity from its multiplicity. It becomes its eternal form: a collection of discontinuous and unconscious letters.

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Sarah, isn't it time to forget? 

Sarah, isn't it time to let go? 

Isn't it time, Sarah, to move on and leave it all behind?


In the realm of existentialism, as explored by philosophers like Albert Camus, the question of forgetting takes on profound significance, Sarah. Camus believed that life's inherent absurdity and the inevitability of death should not lead us to despair but rather to a heightened awareness of the present moment. Forgetting, in this context, becomes a means of embracing the fleeting nature of existence and finding solace in the beauty of the here and now.



Sarah, by holding onto the past, we risk being consumed by nostalgia and longing for what once was. Camus urged us to confront the absurdity of our existence head-on, to accept the transience of life, and to find meaning in the midst of uncertainty. It is through forgetting that we can unburden ourselves from the weight of past identities and experiences, allowing us to fully engage with the present and create our sense of purpose.


Letting go does not mean denying the significance of our past but rather recognizing that our identities are not fixed entities. They are fluid and ever-evolving, shaped by our experiences and choices. By embracing the act of forgetting, we open ourselves up to the possibility of growth, transformation, and the discovery of new aspects of our being. Sarah, it is time to

release the grip of the past and embark on a journey of self-discovery, where forgetting becomes a powerful tool for liberation and personal evolution.

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from Nik Masoo – The Plays of Ehsan Saboohi, released April 5, 2024

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Post-Orientalism is a term coined by the Composer and music theorist Ehsan Saboohi to describe a music language for analyzing the aesthetics of his and his colleagues' compositions.

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