Burning oppression to light the future.
"Fuel" is a portrait of pure, unadulterated defiance. Capturing the viral moment that echoed from the streets of Iran to the world, this piece strips the theocracy of its terror. Here, the face of the Ayatollah—a visage meant to command absolute submission and enforce silence—is reduced to a utility: a scrap of paper used to light a cigarette.
This isn't just a protest; it is a total reversal of power. The act is casual, almost bored, signaling that the era of fear is over. By using the symbol of patriarchal tyranny as mere tinder, the subject declares that the regime no longer dictates her reality. The fire that consumes the dictator is the same fire that ignites her autonomy. He is no longer a god, no longer a master. He is simply fuel for the women who are burning the old world down to build their own.