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Maryam Firuzi

Concealment

2018

Since the beginning of civilization, people have covered their bodies. For women, clothing says even more: it reflects culture, social standing and the religious and political climate of the time. In Iran, the question has taken opposite turns over the past century, from the ban on the veil in public in 1936 to its obligation after the 1979 revolution. If I must be concealed, I thought, I wish nature had done it in the first place.

Archival prints from this series are available to order.

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