‘Eyes of Minab’ installation set up at Tajrish Square

An installation titled ‘Eyes of Minab’, set at Tajrish Square in Tehran, has been commemorating the kids martyred during the US-Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab, south of Iran.

The artwork, made by architectural designer Reza Golpayegani, has transformed the square into a sanctuary of reflection, drawing the gaze of every passerby toward the innocent eyes of the kids whose lives were tragically cut short during the recent US-Israel aggressions.

The installation features large-scale, cropped images of the face parts of some of the martyred kids.

The ordinary rhythm of school life was shattered in an instant in Minab and the classrooms that had once echoed with laughter and the scratch of pencils became scenes of an unimaginable tragedy.

The kids, some just beginning to explore the world beyond their homes, were caught in the sudden violence of airstrikes, their lives ending before they had the chance to grow into the futures they had dreamed of. 

The streets that were once filled with the chatter of families and friends fell silent and went deep in grief and shock.

The parents, who had waved their children off to school with hope, were left grappling with an emptiness no embrace or memory could fill.

The school that had once been full of life now stands empty and silent, desks and chairs serving as haunting witnesses to the children and teachers whose lives were taken abruptly.

On February 28, the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, was struck by missiles as the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran.

Dozens of children aged 7 to 12, along with their teachers, were killed when the building collapsed, leaving 168 dead and at least 95 wounded.