Tavaf explores the rhythm of daily routines and the interplay between intentional and unintentional actions, confined to the authenticity of actual time and space. At its core, it captures a meditative ritual born from necessity—an instinctive, repetitive movement performed around a metal structure assembled by the artist. The structure consists of discarded industrial lighting panels salvaged from the trash room of the artist’s studio building—objects once integral to the building’s function but now rendered obsolete, slowly disappearing as urban spaces undergo demolition and renewal.

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These metal pieces, arranged under the ceiling light sensor, became both a marker of the space and the catalyst for this unplanned ritual. Each time the studio lights shut off, the artist’s circular movement reactivated the sensor, briefly illuminating the room. This repeated action, performed over days and months, transformed into a meditative and profound exploration of stillness, rhythm, and reflection. The act—documented through both a hand-held camera and iPhone, and photographed with an analog camera—distills this prolonged ritual into short, symbolic recordings that showcase the tavaf movement, where the artist’s presence and motion intertwine with the materiality of the space.

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The discarded lighting panels, industrial and mundane, are recontextualized through this process. Once functional objects, they now serve as a site for movement and reflection, bridging the tension between permanence and disappearance. By capturing this repetitive sequence, Tavaf highlights how the chaos of urban life can give rise to unexpected rituals—senseless yet grounding, robotic yet spiritual. The installation asks: How do we confront ourselves in these moments of unplanned ritual? How do we find clarity amidst chaos? And what does this tell us about the instinct to observe, reflect, and create meaning?