In the Path of Great Winds Selected by Sajjad Kashef If we accept the premise that an artist, throughout their career, is constantly striving to define their relationship with reality—a reality that serves as a launchpad to an imaginary world—then achieving...
Views in the Fog by Saeedeh Afroukhteh This series of photographs was taken in 2014 in the south-western city of Khorramshahr. At the time, I was a law student in my hometown of Rasht, in northern Iran, but had to migrate to Khorramshahr. I lived in a house...
Star-less: Beyond the Screen by Maryam Takhtkeshian Cinema is not alive only because of its stars. Cinema is not just that colorful image that comes to life on the screen. The Star-less series documents unseen moments behind the scenes regardless of any...
Hidden by Atoosa Alebouyeh I believe that the human mind is a private space, where no one is allowed to enter; this is precisely where the differences between humans stem from. My mind has got various layers of thoughts, beliefs, and emotions which I am afraid...
Evidence Railroad by Khashayar Javanmardi There are different types of documents. Some are the result of an accident; some are the proof of a fact. Some become invaluable over time, and some would determine ownership. This document, however, is a relic of 1848,...
Diving into the Nothingness of My Mind’s Eyes, Aphantasia by Mina Boromand I am an Iranian artist living in London. My work is based on an experimental approach in which the use of different mediums enables me to be playful in creating artwork. By chance when...
by Joubeen Mireskandari From the time artists realized that the inability to see things despite having open eyes is seeing in itself, a new view found its way into art. The sfumato technic masterly employed by the genius Leonardo was one way of depicting what...
by Golnaz Taheri Golnaz Taheri wishes to remove the disturbance of camera as a material being and get closer to the real ongoing ordinary life by means of always by her side Mobile Phone as an instrument of exposure and revelation. Her last 10 years’ passion...
by Nazli Abbaspour The butterfly is a symbol of metamorphosis, Renovation, rebirth, and also a symbol of purity and clarity. This Series is based on my personal belief in reincarnation that has a long and philosophical debate. In fact, for me, this series is a...