Shadi Ghadirian

Shadi Ghadirian was born in 1974 in Tehran, where she lives and works. She became known in the late 1990s with her Qajar series, and her work has since explored the place of women in Iranian society, between tradition and modern life. All her series since Like Every Day have been shown at Silk Road Gallery, which has also presented her work at Paris Photo and at the Rencontres d’Arles. Her photographs are held in many collections, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Centre Pompidou, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution.