Operation Supermarket
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“Imagine the Iranian art couple Farhad Moshiri and Shirin Aliabadi stepping out of an air plane into the surprisingly WiFi-enabled aisle of Tehran international airport. Struggling to digest the single serving of in-flight chicken salad, they follow the signs to the baggage claim. Because of the zero tolerance drug/alcohol policy of their country, there is another checkpoint after the baggage claim for a possible random check. The x-ray monitor detects chocolate bars, detergents, cereal boxes, a package of some unknown powder, and more. The inspectors immediately jump and stop the couple. A bearded officer in dark green uniform and brown slippers asks them to take their luggage and follow him to the small inspection room on the side – needless to say, not so politely. They put their suitcases on the table that he shows them and he starts going through their stuff. They ask him to be more careful and he gets angry and starts throwing their belongings out of the suitcase. He unwraps the chocolate bar that says Tolerating on the package, opens the Ask Why cereal box, empties a bottle of washing liquid that reads American. Most of the pieces of the series called “Operation Supermarket” are destroyed by the custom officer in front of the creator’s eyes. After finishing the inspection, they are free to go. Then the officer takes a sip out of a bottle of mineral water with a Kit-Kat for a break” Operation Supermarket  |
