Just a short while ago, there were sibeh courtyards. House by house, side by side around them, sheltering an extended family within. Just a short while ago, there were enclosed courtyards. Room by room, side by side around them, sheltering a family within. Just a short while ago, this sibeh (semi-public urban space) and this courtyard (semi-private space) would gift us the "sky" the moment we stepped out from under the roof.
Today, however, this extended family, that household, or even its individual members each live in different parts of the city, the country, or even the world. Where? In apartments. In apartments where stepping out the door reveals an enclosed, dreary environment with a low ceiling and an elevator. But where is the "sky" — the one thing shared by all people? That mysterious blue canopy... In "Paakat," we gifted the sky to Mr. Akbari's family, with a character aligned with the general culture of the people of Isfahan.