The name RROOT is a reminder of that philosophy. It is a contraction of Our Roots—an invitation to look back, not out of nostalgia, but to rediscover the wisdom that accompanied humanity before civilisation became increasingly separated from the natural world.

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My paintings are an exploration of those roots.

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I was born in Iran, a land where poetry, mythology and history are inseparable from everyday life. My father was a merchant ship captain, and some of my earliest memories are of sailing with him across the sea. When I was fifteen years old, during the Iran–Iraq War, he lost his life at sea. Since then, the sea has remained more than a landscape in my imagination. It has become a place of memory, loss, resilience and possibility.

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Life carried me across continents. I have lived in Asia, Africa, Canada and now London. Each culture introduced me to different traditions, beliefs and histories. Yet the more I travelled, the more I recognised something remarkable: beneath our differences, humanity shares the same hopes, fears and questions. Civilisations may speak different languages, but they tell remarkably similar stories.

That discovery shaped my artistic journey.

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My Cave Art collection looks towards humanity's earliest creative expressions. These works are not simply inspired by prehistoric paintings; they are reflections on a time when human beings lived in closer harmony with nature. Their visual language was simple, yet their connection to the world around them was profound. Through these paintings, I invite viewers to reflect on what we may have forgotten as we have become increasingly detached from the natural world.

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From there, my work evolved into Art of Symbols, exploring how early civilisations transformed experience into shared meaning. Symbols became humanity's first universal language, carrying ideas that could survive generations. Across cultures separated by oceans and centuries, I discovered striking similarities. These recurring forms remind us that, despite our differences, we have always shared a common humanity.

That search naturally led me towards mythology. Myths are far more than ancient stories. They are vessels of collective wisdom, preserving the questions that every civilisation has asked about courage, love, sacrifice, mortality and purpose. They reveal that although societies change, the human condition remains remarkably constant.

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The sea became the next chapter of that journey. In the Seven Seas series, ships are not historical reconstructions but symbols of humanity itself. Every voyage represents our desire to cross boundaries, confront uncertainty and search for meaning beyond the horizon. For me, these paintings also carry a deeply personal resonance, reflecting a lifelong relationship with the sea that began in childhood and was forever transformed by loss.

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The Buddha collection emerged from another journey—an inward one. Following a profound period of depression, I found unexpected guidance in the teachings of the Buddha and in the timeless poetry of Hafez and Rumi. Although separated by culture and centuries, they shared a wisdom that helped me rediscover gratitude, surrender and inner peace. My Buddha collection and the music pieces I released on Spotify are expressions of that gratitude and of the quiet strength that comes from turning inward rather than seeking answers in the noise of the modern world.

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Although each collection explores a different chapter of human experience, they are all connected by a single question:

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What have we forgotten about ourselves?

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Through painting, I do not seek to recreate history. I seek to recover its wisdom.

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I hope that these works encourage a moment of reflection—a pause amidst the speed of contemporary life—to remember that beneath technology, politics, borders and time, we remain connected by the same roots.

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Those are the roots I continue to explore.