https://amakmahmoodian.com Amak Mahmoodian Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:03:01 +0000 https://amakmahmoodian.com en https://amakmahmoodian.com/Chapters-1 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:03:01 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/Chapters-1 یکصدوبیست دقیقه One Hundred and Twenty Minutes (2019-2024) <img width="3730" height="4662" width_o="3730" height_o="4662" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9376f59b6c945d4ec3a84f8ea1466aedd2c1603ef366ec7410cea1620a379255/img0119-copy.jpg" data-mid="225461543" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9376f59b6c945d4ec3a84f8ea1466aedd2c1603ef366ec7410cea1620a379255/img0119-copy.jpg" /> زنجیر Zanjir (2007-2019) <img width="8853" height="5546" width_o="8853" height_o="5546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08885b942a8379e552ea12e5571f0b7dd44ba7ac8f122e3fc695b2194e67a835/img201.jpg" data-mid="84068839" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/08885b942a8379e552ea12e5571f0b7dd44ba7ac8f122e3fc695b2194e67a835/img201.jpg" /> شناسنامه Shenasnameh (2007 - 2010) <img width="778" height="1024" width_o="778" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5542274f84c1394e88d76d3201f9cf6841f40f2535f6d094ed4192553a40a21/66-778x1024.jpg" data-mid="84068834" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/778/i/c5542274f84c1394e88d76d3201f9cf6841f40f2535f6d094ed4192553a40a21/66-778x1024.jpg" /> گره Gereh (2009 - 20010) <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c53490722e10d6b0d8b65ddff4394c0c9d832755f117c7c555ce1806c120ebe2/image74.jpeg" data-mid="84068835" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c53490722e10d6b0d8b65ddff4394c0c9d832755f117c7c555ce1806c120ebe2/image74.jpeg" /> مهر Mohr (2008) <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21aa2b9ea39c2e166ae3e4a13e5bb5870632e721563b1b0dc84de2ec5f7fdcee/DSC04939.JPG" data-mid="84068836" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21aa2b9ea39c2e166ae3e4a13e5bb5870632e721563b1b0dc84de2ec5f7fdcee/DSC04939.JPG" /> کودکی Kodaki(2006 - 2007) داستان <img width="2398" height="1602" width_o="2398" height_o="1602" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4397b68045539720130c84572402c8871106724cde8c0d964b695eaf94907b2/7.jpg" data-mid="84068837" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4397b68045539720130c84572402c8871106724cde8c0d964b695eaf94907b2/7.jpg" /> Dastan(2010) <img width="844" height="584" width_o="844" height_o="584" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c30322b00bc998cb3638ede7fd18f7b172657191508e42bac56663257de8d036/Screen-Shot-2020-09-28-at-17.08.14.png" data-mid="84068840" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/844/i/c30322b00bc998cb3638ede7fd18f7b172657191508e42bac56663257de8d036/Screen-Shot-2020-09-28-at-17.08.14.png" /> https://amakmahmoodian.com/Zanjir Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:23:30 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/Zanjir Zanjir (2007-2019) Zanjir is a conversation imagined between the Persian princess and memoirist Taj Saltaneh (1883 - 1936) and I. In 2004, I visited the Golestan museum in central Tehran to begin work on academic archival research. The museum was once home to Qajars, and to the King’s wives and relatives. The photographs in the museum’s archives, amongst others, include those taken between 1860 and 1896 by Nasr al din shah, the King during the Qajar Era, when photography first arrived in Iran. These archival photographs became a cornerstone of the project due to the multiple potential interpretations and readings of the imagery. I decided to tell my story through that of others – those who lived in the past and yet their stories still exist in the present. ︎︎︎ <img width="3671" height="6126" width_o="3671" height_o="6126" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfab69ffe74e9befb84368ef4cc14a381241685a62c6e3b84752d296cba0e266/148.jpg" data-mid="88479637" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bfab69ffe74e9befb84368ef4cc14a381241685a62c6e3b84752d296cba0e266/148.jpg" /> <img width="1630" height="1087" width_o="1630" height_o="1087" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/940112c56b97eb70417ba2701dc5e3f80a012a19dd68bf3018413c376286d8ed/Zanjir-text1.png" data-mid="89381634" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/940112c56b97eb70417ba2701dc5e3f80a012a19dd68bf3018413c376286d8ed/Zanjir-text1.png" /> <img width="4464" height="4272" width_o="4464" height_o="4272" 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Design by Alejandro Acin (ICVL Studio) Edited by Alejandro Acin, Amak Mahmoodian &amp; Aaron Schuman AWARDS Winner, Photo/Text Award. Les Recontres de la Photographie, Arles. 2020 REVIEWS Financial&nbsp; Times&nbsp; (EN) &nbsp; Collector Daily (EN) &nbsp; American Suburb X (US)&nbsp; 1000 words (UK) Exhibitions <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/445c8d46911c9824233404815a81b700db424a876d5bf019c936e196ab6bc8e4/AlejandroAcin_01.jpg" data-mid="88344782" border="0" alt="Zanjir, Arnolfini (Bristol, UK), 2020. Curated by Alejandro Ac&iacute;n and Kieran Swann" data-caption="Zanjir, Arnolfini (Bristol, UK), 2020. 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Curated by Alejandro Acín and Kieran Swann" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5470e2b510f6742f07ac33de6f095e79242e6d7b044ea89546f9582a170f8bc0/AlejandroAcin_17.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/226d092248c229ca63f3f3c1f56f4e0ffdeed306dc9a96b3c162d7f0f38f5e27/AlejandroAcin_20.jpg" data-mid="88344795" border="0" alt="Zanjir, Arnolfini (Bristol, UK), 2020. Curated by Alejandro Ac&iacute;n and Kieran Swann" data-caption="Zanjir, Arnolfini (Bristol, UK), 2020. Curated by Alejandro Acín and Kieran Swann" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/226d092248c229ca63f3f3c1f56f4e0ffdeed306dc9a96b3c162d7f0f38f5e27/AlejandroAcin_20.jpg" /> <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8009613868148a44082e3f7a46c6334fa9afdb45ff34a34017bac3c4bb9194b4/AlejandroAcin_22.jpg" data-mid="88344796" border="0" alt="Zanjir, Arnolfini (Bristol, UK), 2020. Curated by Alejandro Ac&iacute;n and Kieran Swann" data-caption="Zanjir, Arnolfini (Bristol, UK), 2020. Curated by Alejandro Acín and Kieran Swann" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8009613868148a44082e3f7a46c6334fa9afdb45ff34a34017bac3c4bb9194b4/AlejandroAcin_22.jpg" /> <img width="5571" height="3714" width_o="5571" height_o="3714" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8048548fb0e88a1bc245dc790a5af6ead3c2ce9b8be0ff2f78ac72b04a82ae20/AlejandroAcin_24.jpg" data-mid="88344797" border="0" alt="Zanjir, Arnolfini (Bristol, UK), 2020. Curated by Alejandro Ac&iacute;n and Kieran Swann" data-caption="Zanjir, Arnolfini (Bristol, UK), 2020. Curated by Alejandro Acín and Kieran Swann" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8048548fb0e88a1bc245dc790a5af6ead3c2ce9b8be0ff2f78ac72b04a82ae20/AlejandroAcin_24.jpg" /> https://amakmahmoodian.com/Shenasnameh Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:52:10 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/Shenasnameh Shenasnameh (2007-2010) Shenasnameh is the name of the official Iranian Birth Certificate. It is valid for life, but the photograph which it contains must be updated according to the standards. 13 years ago, I was waiting in a reception room, holding the birth certificates of my mother and myself, my eyes began to flick from the picture of my mother to the picture of myself, and back again. A sudden realisation came upon me of what these pictures meant, of what they showed, and what they didn’t show. My mother and I, for all our differences, were welded into one being.&nbsp; I looked like my mother, and she looked like me. But it went beyond that. All of a sudden I realised that all Iranian women were being restricted to look the same, like us; plain faces under hairless scarves. That same day my fingerprint was fixed next to my image and my mother’s fingerprint was fixed next to her image. But though the faces had become the same, the fingerprints were different. "While the nearly identical images reflect the limited representation of women in today’s Iran, put together in one narrative, they still tell quietly personal stories – in the face of this system, these women have found tiny ways to take back control and to define themselves on their own terms. The photobook, with its thoughtful design, movingly delivers a message about faces and identities, where stubborn diversity and subversive independence can still flourish behind the blankness of common facades and stereotypes." &nbsp;Collector Daily Review by Helka Aleksdottir. ︎︎︎ <img width="2960" height="3727" width_o="2960" height_o="3727" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/72d582e5244b8cb1e4e102f15256cf676799a4bd77736e25d2d375ec309895cb/Shenasnameh2.jpg" data-mid="89279365" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/72d582e5244b8cb1e4e102f15256cf676799a4bd77736e25d2d375ec309895cb/Shenasnameh2.jpg" /> <img width="2960" height="3727" width_o="2960" height_o="3727" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56727787513c9e26ab4ae0dab3650b916a23a3bf3f2654a39f8837629b8508f7/Shenasnameh.jpg" data-mid="89279122" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56727787513c9e26ab4ae0dab3650b916a23a3bf3f2654a39f8837629b8508f7/Shenasnameh.jpg" /> <img 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<img width="2960" height="3727" width_o="2960" height_o="3727" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce88633d3e84d168ef321d7bc791fd30f78a72303fb2730432104b3773f39deb/Shenasnameh11.jpg" data-mid="89379293" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce88633d3e84d168ef321d7bc791fd30f78a72303fb2730432104b3773f39deb/Shenasnameh11.jpg" /> <img width="2960" height="3727" width_o="2960" height_o="3727" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3097c3dd76f9bbe120c50c60953cfe4dd1c5c71a0754f71b9d084154b0282f41/Shenasnameh12.jpg" data-mid="89379384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3097c3dd76f9bbe120c50c60953cfe4dd1c5c71a0754f71b9d084154b0282f41/Shenasnameh12.jpg" /> <img width="2960" height="3727" width_o="2960" height_o="3727" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31d6377965e6505c38750c1e455c7ee5dea5a33ca3977ecd5dd0a8113ddd64f1/Shenasnameh15.jpg" data-mid="89379766" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5789c3fb58b4ff502094510192255730f4beed0b01372ae6db7063185f17b69c/Shenasnameh16.jpg" data-mid="89379943" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5789c3fb58b4ff502094510192255730f4beed0b01372ae6db7063185f17b69c/Shenasnameh16.jpg" /> <img width="2960" height="3727" width_o="2960" height_o="3727" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70cd09410b8a582febcf6be2cec2c4052d6319a78c32e75a08f85f2484f6ac8a/Shenasnameh17.jpg" data-mid="89379981" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70cd09410b8a582febcf6be2cec2c4052d6319a78c32e75a08f85f2484f6ac8a/Shenasnameh17.jpg" /> <img width="2960" height="3727" width_o="2960" height_o="3727" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/231e53ac25fc11d7c90b28e48f8b06da32ce6b6c7bb78228b78c507510f247a1/Shenasnameh18.jpg" data-mid="89380410" border="0" 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Co-Published by ICVL Studio &amp; RRB Publishing Printing: Full colour Indigo on 118grs Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Binding: Fully Hand Bind in Winters Novalite Every book comes in a handmade designed slipecase Size: 100 x 136 mm Extent: 120 pages Language: English / Persian ISBN: 978-0-9932323-4-3 Awards Winner of the Photobook Flip Award 2016 Special Mention at Maribor Photobook Award 2016 Finalist Best British Book Design and Production 2016 Shortlisted 2016 Best Author Book, Rencontres Arles&nbsp;&nbsp; Reviews Financial&nbsp; Times&nbsp; (EN) Foam Magazine (NL) La Repubblica (Italy) IMA Magazine (JP) PH Museum (UK) Photomonitor (UK) Aesthetica Magazine (UK) Raw View Magazine (NY) PHMuseum (EN) Photo Eye (US) Collector Daily (EN) Kassel Foto Buch (GE) Gabriela Cendoya (SP) Exhibitions <img width="686" height="462" width_o="686" height_o="462" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6003427ac94a6784b8b80eab9a742a0b158112936b8eafd341054ffcbf2e0b1/3.jpg" data-mid="82687684" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece, 2017, Curated by Natasha Christia" data-caption="Shenasnameh, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece, 2017, Curated by Natasha Christia" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/686/i/c6003427ac94a6784b8b80eab9a742a0b158112936b8eafd341054ffcbf2e0b1/3.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b70770521b6bc8e25d7408a6573e049bf996161afd67377b6d4da9f878b50e5/1.JPG" data-mid="84066633" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." data-caption="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b70770521b6bc8e25d7408a6573e049bf996161afd67377b6d4da9f878b50e5/1.JPG" /> <img width="1600" height="2000" width_o="1600" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9d8bb79efae4e498ec89bacb7abd87d1a810d0f2e059bf619b3d77f92445522/Organ-Vida_2018.JPG" data-mid="84552438" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." data-caption="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9d8bb79efae4e498ec89bacb7abd87d1a810d0f2e059bf619b3d77f92445522/Organ-Vida_2018.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/661ed241b78ae7e3d7260252d1775a4ccd2925cc60cc65cabe5633399beeb7b5/2.JPG" data-mid="84066634" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." data-caption="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/661ed241b78ae7e3d7260252d1775a4ccd2925cc60cc65cabe5633399beeb7b5/2.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1931aa05d9ce53aad25d2dcf23a723d64825177b9b9ed28a8f6e6c2b3b13f41c/Organ-Vida_-2018.JPG" data-mid="84552437" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." data-caption="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1931aa05d9ce53aad25d2dcf23a723d64825177b9b9ed28a8f6e6c2b3b13f41c/Organ-Vida_-2018.JPG" /> <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2138ef80c58622bedf6abbf5d13c054443c67df5471ddc8c5526510ff99db0c/Organ-Vida-_2018_-Book.JPG" data-mid="84552435" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." data-caption="Shenasnameh , VIGILANCE, STRUGGLE, PRIDE: THROUGH HER EYES, Organ Vida Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2018, Curated by Marina Paulenka." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e2138ef80c58622bedf6abbf5d13c054443c67df5471ddc8c5526510ff99db0c/Organ-Vida-_2018_-Book.JPG" /> <img width="4883" height="3234" width_o="4883" height_o="3234" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82070bb26dd04b25f3d7d14934eb7cbc6e2868e1add1120eb390678662ab3879/5.jpg" data-mid="84066637" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh, Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery, Tokyo , Japan, 2017, Curated by Yumi Goto " data-caption="Shenasnameh, Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery, Tokyo , Japan, 2017, Curated by Yumi Goto " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82070bb26dd04b25f3d7d14934eb7cbc6e2868e1add1120eb390678662ab3879/5.jpg" /> <img width="4928" height="3264" width_o="4928" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35504090b6a6cd545ca199526be8ed24bd5778c6c51f32c3e134b8de501b9f0f/4.jpg" data-mid="84066636" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh, Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery, Tokyo , Japan, 2017, Curated by Yumi Goto " data-caption="Shenasnameh, Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery, Tokyo , Japan, 2017, Curated by Yumi Goto " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35504090b6a6cd545ca199526be8ed24bd5778c6c51f32c3e134b8de501b9f0f/4.jpg" /> <img width="1024" height="678" width_o="1024" height_o="678" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ec29603f7d19fc40c97a191983f8301e77eb4bf043126ed97a40f3a285be06d/RPS-_-Japan-_2017.jpg" data-mid="84552439" border="0" alt="Shenasnameh, Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery, Tokyo , Japan, 2017, Curated by Yumi Goto " data-caption="Shenasnameh, Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery, Tokyo , Japan, 2017, Curated by Yumi Goto " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ec29603f7d19fc40c97a191983f8301e77eb4bf043126ed97a40f3a285be06d/RPS-_-Japan-_2017.jpg" /> <img width="5195" height="3463" width_o="5195" height_o="3463" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a088b4284abfc7c1be123a5f3c87c9b4e3e32afd591d6e36f51f2a1f866cb86e/3.jpg" data-mid="84066635" border="0" alt="Where Time Stood Still, Ffotogallery , Cardiff, Wales, 2019, Co curated by David Drake and Amak Mahmoodian" data-caption="Where Time Stood Still, Ffotogallery , Cardiff, Wales, 2019, Co curated by David Drake and Amak Mahmoodian" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a088b4284abfc7c1be123a5f3c87c9b4e3e32afd591d6e36f51f2a1f866cb86e/3.jpg" /> Multimedia https://amakmahmoodian.com/Gereh Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:11:52 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/Gereh Gereh (2015-2017, Iran) Gereh (Kont) in my childhood was eagerness, which became entangled in my memory. The knot of my grandmother’s scarf. She tied her flowery scarf with a sweet knot. Many years after, the knot of my grandmother’s scarf and knots I saw everywhere, turned into stories and continue to do so. 13 years ago in Iran, I spent days and months in Tehran reliving and listening to those stories, and putting the stories in pictures so that they may be seen and read …, to become the eternal knot. As I saw them over and over… An ‘amorous knot’, a ‘tired knot’, a ‘young knot’, an ‘old knot’, a ‘sad knot’, a ‘pretty knot’, and knots which today and every day are tied and untied, to resemble the one who have tied and untied them. As a result, I consider the photos of the knots not only a work of light on paper, but a phenomenon, which is derived from thoughts, existence, and non-existence; the must and must nots. ︎︎︎ Exhibitions <img width="1279" height="851" width_o="1279" height_o="851" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/398c1c24ae4bdaf9350f85fdbd55ca4c301dd9a8e9007c5934cd7d280af88904/Gereh--Ffotogallery--2013--curated-by-David-Drake-and-Amak-MAhmoodian.jpg" data-mid="84552072" border="0" alt="Binam ( Gereh), Ffotogalery, Cardiff , Wales, 2012, Co Curated by Amak Mahmoodian and David Drake" data-caption="Binam ( Gereh), Ffotogalery, Cardiff , Wales, 2012, Co Curated by Amak Mahmoodian and David Drake" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/398c1c24ae4bdaf9350f85fdbd55ca4c301dd9a8e9007c5934cd7d280af88904/Gereh--Ffotogallery--2013--curated-by-David-Drake-and-Amak-MAhmoodian.jpg" /> <img width="1279" height="851" width_o="1279" height_o="851" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47d81db24543271c14d7b05476dc12800ee1b12fc52743b7ad3518203c068618/Gereh--Ffotogallery--2013--curated-by-David-Drake-and-Amak-Mahmoodian.jpg" data-mid="84552071" border="0" alt="Binam ( Gereh), Ffotogalery, Cardiff , Wales, 2012, Co Curated by Amak Mahmoodian and David Drake" data-caption="Binam ( Gereh), Ffotogalery, Cardiff , Wales, 2012, Co Curated by Amak Mahmoodian and David Drake" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47d81db24543271c14d7b05476dc12800ee1b12fc52743b7ad3518203c068618/Gereh--Ffotogallery--2013--curated-by-David-Drake-and-Amak-Mahmoodian.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8bcee7f68868257e6ee4197ea6ec861b45ab6def0371ed7e6d960afc1e51b4f4/-5.jpg" data-mid="83991738" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8bcee7f68868257e6ee4197ea6ec861b45ab6def0371ed7e6d960afc1e51b4f4/-5.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" 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width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8608b0cf9c817c6e1e928b4087943070f5b5e815fec1d0bbe4bf7726739b14d5/image65.jpeg" data-mid="83991742" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8608b0cf9c817c6e1e928b4087943070f5b5e815fec1d0bbe4bf7726739b14d5/image65.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/006ec4095e2151f2eadf166adf6444bbce8e06ae4272ed455f862e2f3314178f/image67.jpeg" data-mid="83991743" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/006ec4095e2151f2eadf166adf6444bbce8e06ae4272ed455f862e2f3314178f/image67.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cdd4569a97a001aab2d00ca4fa18a95fbb99af2ea91a0de2b8667f41a0cd261/image68.jpeg" data-mid="83991744" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cdd4569a97a001aab2d00ca4fa18a95fbb99af2ea91a0de2b8667f41a0cd261/image68.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ff9158ae891fa207a0517cd6465aaf709a47195d3416b162c5cffb2f64dcb02/image69.jpeg" data-mid="83991745" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ff9158ae891fa207a0517cd6465aaf709a47195d3416b162c5cffb2f64dcb02/image69.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/28c6ea52d26925b6b6e164749bf8ed0dc1a48e6fe1fb8618eeca685c3b69601c/image71.jpeg" data-mid="83991746" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/28c6ea52d26925b6b6e164749bf8ed0dc1a48e6fe1fb8618eeca685c3b69601c/image71.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1af20c3fb50098407125e9c48151c3a67fafb540db0ee472875114d2a101f5f0/image72.jpeg" data-mid="83991748" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1af20c3fb50098407125e9c48151c3a67fafb540db0ee472875114d2a101f5f0/image72.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edf93db3d9f13e30a92d3f402173656a4975f20f45a6483aaf74fd0c7e2eaf5b/image73.jpeg" data-mid="83991750" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edf93db3d9f13e30a92d3f402173656a4975f20f45a6483aaf74fd0c7e2eaf5b/image73.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1778b4b2a4eb2784e31649f06c97f184248b9118d049fc640f0ce5addd0bea2f/image74.jpeg" data-mid="83991753" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1778b4b2a4eb2784e31649f06c97f184248b9118d049fc640f0ce5addd0bea2f/image74.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c2320e98bb4f90bbec470f80efbe07ed757a60c131241ea4713d79bdeb6a9ea/image75.jpeg" data-mid="83991755" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c2320e98bb4f90bbec470f80efbe07ed757a60c131241ea4713d79bdeb6a9ea/image75.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/242e5e901eaf1eecd13c605c4e981d9eedbe70f5ae2d048d00a051dd5a5e6576/image76.jpeg" data-mid="83991756" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/242e5e901eaf1eecd13c605c4e981d9eedbe70f5ae2d048d00a051dd5a5e6576/image76.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27be81309cb8f6a3693a5f771cde086265318a14ed69b8eb0cd55854c8e40557/image77.jpeg" data-mid="83991757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27be81309cb8f6a3693a5f771cde086265318a14ed69b8eb0cd55854c8e40557/image77.jpeg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d7dbd2036fc7d6667a25a3e7fb246a71726b7c10c7b25af55cf12b37e1272fd/image78.jpeg" data-mid="83991759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d7dbd2036fc7d6667a25a3e7fb246a71726b7c10c7b25af55cf12b37e1272fd/image78.jpeg" /> https://amakmahmoodian.com/Mohr Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:12:21 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/Mohr Mohr (2008) Standing on one side and inciting the observer, in Mohr, I , the subject and the observer – all three – have an insight into these images. The written text is the outlook of non-Iranian regarding Persian women. After collecting the texts in UK,&nbsp; during a&nbsp; journey back to Iran in 2008, these texts were fused into the daily life of the Persian women;&nbsp; their lives were documented within the words. In a number of photographs, the word has been written on a mirror.&nbsp; Mirror, the symbol of purity and light in Persian culture <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68db029bcd74e18d466223c5c594a9656e4cd6e224009a4221efe271ff696634/DSC04939.JPG" data-mid="83992921" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68db029bcd74e18d466223c5c594a9656e4cd6e224009a4221efe271ff696634/DSC04939.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e850261ea3447a08407603b1ac275586edfdca1587c092208e7e1ebae9fbde0/DSC04947.JPG" data-mid="83992922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e850261ea3447a08407603b1ac275586edfdca1587c092208e7e1ebae9fbde0/DSC04947.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cc29fd4979c726c11ee489bb131077a05b6bc692068ca9280cddef9df23c44e/DSC05150.JPG" data-mid="83992923" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cc29fd4979c726c11ee489bb131077a05b6bc692068ca9280cddef9df23c44e/DSC05150.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf12b9ba5f545341168f8be6f0940def52a04133df968ccc5c7937dc982ebea6/DSC05223.JPG" data-mid="83992924" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf12b9ba5f545341168f8be6f0940def52a04133df968ccc5c7937dc982ebea6/DSC05223.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ed054e395adfb3f1c3e30b6a43e4576db9bf95531ccb1208cf80a6dbb62fb57/DSC05878.JPG" data-mid="83992925" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ed054e395adfb3f1c3e30b6a43e4576db9bf95531ccb1208cf80a6dbb62fb57/DSC05878.JPG" /> https://amakmahmoodian.com/Kodaki Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:12:44 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/Kodaki Kodaki (2006-2007) Iran Tehran, 9 year old girl. “From this&nbsp; photograph&nbsp; I understand&nbsp; that it shows me a very very long time ago, compare to these days those days they wore such a beautiful coats , trousers , hats … what kind of decorations was on the wall, sofa and floor, how was their traditional life … how lucky they were, I wish I was in past time.” In Kodaki I asked 9 year old kids to read these&nbsp; archival photographs taken between 1850 and 1896, when photography first arrived in Iran,&nbsp; children told me in their own words how they feel about the images of children from past. The written text next to the image is the handwriting of 9 year old kids regarding the historical images of children in 19th century, when the kid was just a kid. <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9fb00acb412d75421ad184c561fb2683d950d426d64e7c4d33c3bdf5b7473d8b/1.png" data-mid="121332585" border="0" alt="This photo was taken in the olden days. These clothes belong to the olden time( in the &nbsp;past). This baby in the arms of the man has been circumcised. This photo belongs to aristocratic family from the past. This photo is very ugly." data-caption="This photo was taken in the olden days. These clothes belong to the olden time( in the &nbsp;past). This baby in the arms of the man has been circumcised. This photo belongs to aristocratic family from the past. This photo is very ugly." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9fb00acb412d75421ad184c561fb2683d950d426d64e7c4d33c3bdf5b7473d8b/1.png" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4c0c242505d13d23da8da67832cac7129b8c439fc566029a439a4fb8d456a4b/2.png" data-mid="121332586" border="0" alt="This photo belongs to Qajar period. It is true ( is the truth) that the kids in Qajar time had a special look but the main difference with today&rsquo;s children are, 1- Clothes 2-the shape of their hats and their furnitures and sofa and their garden.&nbsp; In Qajar time the children didn&rsquo;t have much mental development and as a result they did not make a good progress and were not successful. " data-caption="This photo belongs to Qajar period. It is true ( is the truth) that the kids in Qajar time had a special look but the main difference with today’s children are, 1- Clothes 2-the shape of their hats and their furnitures and sofa and their garden.&nbsp; In Qajar time the children didn’t have much mental development and as a result they did not make a good progress and were not successful. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4c0c242505d13d23da8da67832cac7129b8c439fc566029a439a4fb8d456a4b/2.png" /> <img width="1200" height="610" width_o="1200" height_o="610" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c78d7eb24e626dc219747c571bae5f4516f98feffab3196fb620a92f35a17f5/3.png" data-mid="121332587" border="0" alt="In the name of God This child looks like a girl. The clothes and her style are different from today. It seems like this little girl belongs to the Qajar period(dynasty). It seems like this little shy girls is 9 years old. These two chair behind the littler girl are for her Mother and (her) father. Because the girl&rsquo;s house is dark, she is very sad." data-caption="In the name of God This child looks like a girl. The clothes and her style are different from today. It seems like this little girl belongs to the Qajar period(dynasty). It seems like this little shy girls is 9 years old. These two chair behind the littler girl are for her Mother and (her) father. Because the girl’s house is dark, she is very sad." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c78d7eb24e626dc219747c571bae5f4516f98feffab3196fb620a92f35a17f5/3.png" /> <img width="1200" height="507" width_o="1200" height_o="507" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46c125cd1e682633c4d0e985cc433efe97811f20880c6c8dcbd3ef6d8922ea51/4.png" data-mid="121332588" border="0" alt="&nbsp;From this picture we can understand it was taken a very very long time ago, we can tell as the olden day clothing, suits and etc were much nicer than these days, as well as all the designs on the wall, sofa and even floor. It shows what customs and tradition they had, they were very lucky, I wish I was in that time." data-caption="&nbsp;From this picture we can understand it was taken a very very long time ago, we can tell as the olden day clothing, suits and etc were much nicer than these days, as well as all the designs on the wall, sofa and even floor. It shows what customs and tradition they had, they were very lucky, I wish I was in that time." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46c125cd1e682633c4d0e985cc433efe97811f20880c6c8dcbd3ef6d8922ea51/4.png" /> <img width="1200" height="470" width_o="1200" height_o="470" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5591f9b628c63194f6b0afe5aa2c4cd1ca9957212c9a47f613c58bba5c4eb08f/5.png" data-mid="121332589" border="0" alt="They didn&rsquo;t have much knowledge about Illnesses, dressing up and fashion. The gap between rich people and poor people was huge. There was a little freedom about Hejab, and some of them didn&rsquo;t wear a &nbsp;Hejab at all.&nbsp; Most of the girls had a beauty spot in the middle of their forehead. Their chairs were very strange and huge. They all had bushy eyebrows and they wore big and loose clothes." data-caption="They didn’t have much knowledge about Illnesses, dressing up and fashion. The gap between rich people and poor people was huge. There was a little freedom about Hejab, and some of them didn’t wear a &nbsp;Hejab at all.&nbsp; Most of the girls had a beauty spot in the middle of their forehead. Their chairs were very strange and huge. They all had bushy eyebrows and they wore big and loose clothes." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5591f9b628c63194f6b0afe5aa2c4cd1ca9957212c9a47f613c58bba5c4eb08f/5.png" /> <img width="1200" height="765" width_o="1200" height_o="765" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69bf0ea5f36c4c23b49a51c8d0930f403a3ef25e2303b036bcb316a15eea266e/6.png" data-mid="121332590" border="0" alt="This photo shows the faces and races of different people. Maybe these two are twins, they could be enemies. The look on the kids on the right hand side shows they are enemies. The kid on the left hand side is very calm and innocent. The picture behind them shows the art of paining was existed. I think the kids on the left hand side is older." data-caption="This photo shows the faces and races of different people. Maybe these two are twins, they could be enemies. The look on the kids on the right hand side shows they are enemies. The kid on the left hand side is very calm and innocent. The picture behind them shows the art of paining was existed. I think the kids on the left hand side is older." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69bf0ea5f36c4c23b49a51c8d0930f403a3ef25e2303b036bcb316a15eea266e/6.png" /> <img width="1200" height="765" width_o="1200" height_o="765" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e553cf88fcb7d98c90b7a501d597ea989590d41eb104f51a11f39d68114170b0/8.png" data-mid="121332591" border="0" alt="This picture goes back to 20 years ago, that shoes Ancient Iranian local costumes. Its obvious from his face that he is capable, moody, selfish and rich. This picture shows aloofly person in his own thought and it is obvious that he hasn't combed his hair." data-caption="This picture goes back to 20 years ago, that shoes Ancient Iranian local costumes. Its obvious from his face that he is capable, moody, selfish and rich. This picture shows aloofly person in his own thought and it is obvious that he hasn't combed his hair." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e553cf88fcb7d98c90b7a501d597ea989590d41eb104f51a11f39d68114170b0/8.png" /> <img width="1200" height="723" width_o="1200" height_o="723" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7fcc1df6270d20efa8bc6fc5de294cad65c2525706393cfac0fe08e272d9fa2a/9.png" data-mid="121332592" border="0" alt="In the name of God, This photo shows us that is a very old photo. These mirrors, especially these doors , in my opinion are very old and these walls are very old, these walls are dented, also these clothes, trousers, shoes and hats. As a result , this photo shows the time of someone very young and he didn&rsquo;t have a good life." data-caption="In the name of God, This photo shows us that is a very old photo. These mirrors, especially these doors , in my opinion are very old and these walls are very old, these walls are dented, also these clothes, trousers, shoes and hats. As a result , this photo shows the time of someone very young and he didn’t have a good life." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7fcc1df6270d20efa8bc6fc5de294cad65c2525706393cfac0fe08e272d9fa2a/9.png" /> <img width="1200" height="765" width_o="1200" height_o="765" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ad561b1e3d30029fdac895190aedff5cbba376a0f4bc497a419a3a563295c2b/10.png" data-mid="121332593" border="0" alt="In the name of God The kids who lived a long time ago compared to kids who live these days are very different, for example their clothes compare to our clothes are very different. Their clothes are very simple but our clothes as the saying goes are fashionable. The children from the past have more dignity compare to kids from present. Their respected &nbsp;their parents very much but they were very ugly, but it might just be our opinion as we are more modern. But because they used to have lots of dairy and good quality food so they were always healthy. They didn&rsquo;t care about their hair and their looks , they only cared about their manners." data-caption="In the name of God The kids who lived a long time ago compared to kids who live these days are very different, for example their clothes compare to our clothes are very different. Their clothes are very simple but our clothes as the saying goes are fashionable. The children from the past have more dignity compare to kids from present. Their respected &nbsp;their parents very much but they were very ugly, but it might just be our opinion as we are more modern. But because they used to have lots of dairy and good quality food so they were always healthy. They didn’t care about their hair and their looks , they only cared about their manners." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ad561b1e3d30029fdac895190aedff5cbba376a0f4bc497a419a3a563295c2b/10.png" /> <img width="1200" height="765" width_o="1200" height_o="765" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11aedd51863d10683ba56eeb7482d5ee6e56fae28cca48e5fb2a0c4d3a03d92d/11.png" data-mid="121332594" border="0" alt="&nbsp;In the name of God 1- In the olden days , children hats were cylindrical and long. 2- In that time the rich people had neckless. 3- Children wore beautiful traditional clothes at that time. 4-In the past most of the children&rsquo;s name were the names of the kings of that time.&nbsp; 4- Most of the children names were chosen after the kings and rulers of that time.&nbsp; 5-All the clothes were almost similar. 6-In that time, people were hand made shoes called Qivah. &nbsp; 7- the children were very well behaved in that time.&nbsp; 8-they were taller. 9-the hat they used to wear that time were totally different from what we are warning now." data-caption="&nbsp;In the name of God 1- In the olden days , children hats were cylindrical and long. 2- In that time the rich people had neckless. 3- Children wore beautiful traditional clothes at that time. 4-In the past most of the children’s name were the names of the kings of that time.&nbsp; 4- Most of the children names were chosen after the kings and rulers of that time.&nbsp; 5-All the clothes were almost similar. 6-In that time, people were hand made shoes called Qivah. &nbsp; 7- the children were very well behaved in that time.&nbsp; 8-they were taller. 9-the hat they used to wear that time were totally different from what we are warning now." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11aedd51863d10683ba56eeb7482d5ee6e56fae28cca48e5fb2a0c4d3a03d92d/11.png" /> <img width="1200" height="740" width_o="1200" height_o="740" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0846dd5487ba41e34681d6ff8e2eea9b94e5ed1147d94f26e2116fafa24c578/12.png" data-mid="121332595" border="0" alt="This picture belongs to an old period of time. There are 3 boys in this picture, The father is holding a baby in his arms and sitting in the middle of the others two boys, they are twins. The way they have dressed up shows that their father is a Ruler(leader). This ruler has bought a sheep to sacrifice for God for having his 3rd son. These three boys have black hats. This father is sitting between his two older sons.There is a hand on one of the chairs, it might be their servant or somebody else.&nbsp;" data-caption="This picture belongs to an old period of time. There are 3 boys in this picture, The father is holding a baby in his arms and sitting in the middle of the others two boys, they are twins. The way they have dressed up shows that their father is a Ruler(leader). This ruler has bought a sheep to sacrifice for God for having his 3rd son. These three boys have black hats. This father is sitting between his two older sons.There is a hand on one of the chairs, it might be their servant or somebody else.&nbsp;" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0846dd5487ba41e34681d6ff8e2eea9b94e5ed1147d94f26e2116fafa24c578/12.png" /> <img width="1200" height="808" width_o="1200" height_o="808" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62a2c3fc3eaa1f1f32d9a4b3de392077818a007a7f062042cbf7baf09833c1d9/13.png" data-mid="121332597" border="0" alt="This child is sitting on a chair. I feel like living during those time was very hard. I know that child is very upset. The child in the village customs sitting on the chair. He is very upset because God gave him good , healthy leg but unfortunatly for him, he has lost it! I would be very upset and sad if I was him. I wish them well under ground. Good bless. Hamzavi" data-caption="This child is sitting on a chair. I feel like living during those time was very hard. I know that child is very upset. The child in the village customs sitting on the chair. He is very upset because God gave him good , healthy leg but unfortunatly for him, he has lost it! I would be very upset and sad if I was him. I wish them well under ground. Good bless. Hamzavi" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62a2c3fc3eaa1f1f32d9a4b3de392077818a007a7f062042cbf7baf09833c1d9/13.png" /> <img width="1200" height="787" width_o="1200" height_o="787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfedb79e30b5af84a6bf7f16c0215c714b17ce52f35d1060ec1a6c4cfad84305/14.png" data-mid="121332598" border="0" alt="This girl in the photo is upset, but her clothes doesn&rsquo;t look bad. Maybe wearing these clothes and a big tall hat is very difficult and that makes her upset." data-caption="This girl in the photo is upset, but her clothes doesn’t look bad. Maybe wearing these clothes and a big tall hat is very difficult and that makes her upset." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bfedb79e30b5af84a6bf7f16c0215c714b17ce52f35d1060ec1a6c4cfad84305/14.png" /> <img width="1200" height="787" width_o="1200" height_o="787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9fa533415e356285cdeb3d49eea40d19c66fb5a9e11cf17235232954c468444/15.png" data-mid="121332599" border="0" alt="There are six boys in this picture, who lived a long time ago. The two boy&rsquo;s names in the picture aren&rsquo;t very cleared I think they are the sons of a ruler(Khan) because their clothings looks like special clothing of a Ruler&rsquo;s sons." data-caption="There are six boys in this picture, who lived a long time ago. The two boy’s names in the picture aren’t very cleared I think they are the sons of a ruler(Khan) because their clothings looks like special clothing of a Ruler’s sons." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9fa533415e356285cdeb3d49eea40d19c66fb5a9e11cf17235232954c468444/15.png" /> <img width="1200" height="787" width_o="1200" height_o="787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/664330e814c49285feb090b158c1b543311b15b323ccffe8098fa43d6e6defba/16.png" data-mid="121332600" border="0" alt="This child can do so much in his childhood and he can become a very good boy. Because children who lived long time ago were not as clever as us. This kid has no idea about his clothing, he doesn&rsquo;t know where his Mum and Dad are, and he wants to see his real parents very soon and that is the reason he looks very sad.Tis child is upset because he can&rsquo;t move and use his legs, this boy&rsquo;s room is very dark. Shirin Ardeshiran" data-caption="This child can do so much in his childhood and he can become a very good boy. Because children who lived long time ago were not as clever as us. This kid has no idea about his clothing, he doesn’t know where his Mum and Dad are, and he wants to see his real parents very soon and that is the reason he looks very sad.Tis child is upset because he can’t move and use his legs, this boy’s room is very dark. Shirin Ardeshiran" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/664330e814c49285feb090b158c1b543311b15b323ccffe8098fa43d6e6defba/16.png" /> <img width="1200" height="787" width_o="1200" height_o="787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11354c976bb328ea7b9a7cd63aba38f4c1d11d7851851f090b0e234d7b55d8ae/17.png" data-mid="121332601" border="0" alt="I think this picture is not very clear, but from what I understand these two boys are in the nature. They are sitting on two sofas in a garden. We know people used to live in a very difficult situation in the past and we should really enjoy our lives now." data-caption="I think this picture is not very clear, but from what I understand these two boys are in the nature. They are sitting on two sofas in a garden. We know people used to live in a very difficult situation in the past and we should really enjoy our lives now." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11354c976bb328ea7b9a7cd63aba38f4c1d11d7851851f090b0e234d7b55d8ae/17.png" /> <img width="1200" height="787" width_o="1200" height_o="787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2370117010aa2399c5daf5a1788f7fae11d5d8f631053537dd0522d209b05453/18.png" data-mid="121332602" border="0" alt="This child has a huge pride in my opinion, but he can be very successful in the future if he puts his pride aside!" data-caption="This child has a huge pride in my opinion, but he can be very successful in the future if he puts his pride aside!" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2370117010aa2399c5daf5a1788f7fae11d5d8f631053537dd0522d209b05453/18.png" /> <img width="1200" height="787" width_o="1200" height_o="787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba8298ca56cc2728ef8a5ec9884640c40a1d248e3ab0b1ffcf2617159d940f70/19.png" data-mid="121332603" border="0" alt="I know this is a very old picture and the girls faces not clear and her coat is not very nice. But this picture might have been taken during Qajar time. " data-caption="I know this is a very old picture and the girls faces not clear and her coat is not very nice. But this picture might have been taken during Qajar time. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba8298ca56cc2728ef8a5ec9884640c40a1d248e3ab0b1ffcf2617159d940f70/19.png" /> <img width="1200" height="787" width_o="1200" height_o="787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c7aefd74952a6ae2bca1c76f0d443436dd64dde1f6521e39ad2a7d12a4b558c0/20.png" data-mid="121332604" border="0" alt="These children are from the past, but I don&rsquo;t Know when this picture has been taken and why these tiny kids are wearing these big clothes and why they are so similar and they are so ugly. Maybe this photo belongs to Achaemenid Empire or Sassanian or Samanid ear, or maybe they are princes and princesses and that is why they are wearing these huge Clothing or maybe they are twins and that is why they lookalike." data-caption="These children are from the past, but I don’t Know when this picture has been taken and why these tiny kids are wearing these big clothes and why they are so similar and they are so ugly. Maybe this photo belongs to Achaemenid Empire or Sassanian or Samanid ear, or maybe they are princes and princesses and that is why they are wearing these huge Clothing or maybe they are twins and that is why they lookalike." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c7aefd74952a6ae2bca1c76f0d443436dd64dde1f6521e39ad2a7d12a4b558c0/20.png" /> https://amakmahmoodian.com/Dastan Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:14:01 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/Dastan Dastan (2010) In the summer of 2010 in Tehran, Lida, shokoh, Ranna, Rahbar, Madar , Makta… told me who they are in their own words … words in voice and in silence. Our conversation was casual , they were not actress to play their roles, they were living in them. Director, Editor &amp; Camera | Amak MahmoodianAdditional Editing | Jack LathamSpecial Thanks | Elham Mahmoodian, Amin Mahmoodian, Alejandro Acin, Mark Durden, Florense Ayisi, Haft Honar Institution https://amakmahmoodian.com/Contact Mon, 14 Sep 2020 23:47:40 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/Contact For commissions, talks &amp; workshops ︎ amak_mahmoodian@hotmail.com&nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ @amakmahmoodian︎ @amakmahmoodian ︎ @amakmahmoodian rints@rrbphotobooks.com https://amakmahmoodian.com/About Mon, 14 Sep 2020 23:31:13 +0000 Amak Mahmoodian https://amakmahmoodian.com/About Amak Mahmoodian (b.1980, Shiraz, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. She began her career as a research-based photographer in Iran in 2003. Since 2010, she has been living in the UK, unable to return to Iran. She practices as a visual artist at the intersection of conceptual image-making and documentary photography, working with photographs, text, video, drawing, archives and sound. Her practice explores the presentation of gender, identity and displacement, bridging a space between personal and political across platforms and formats including installation, books and films. Her works are held in collections such as the Tate, and the British Library in London. She has published two books, Shenasnameh (RRB- ICV Lab, 2016), and Zanjir (RRB, 2019) which was the winner of The Best Photo Text Book award at Rencontres Arles, 2020. Her work appears in key titles on photography such as Photography – A Feminist History (Tate Publishing, 2021), Photography Now: Fifty Pioneers Defining Photography for the Twenty-First Century (Octopus Publishing, 2021), and How We See: Photobooks by Women (10x10 Photobooks, 2019). ︎︎︎ Publications 2023: The Portrait Photographer’s Manual, Cian Oba Smith, Max Ferguson, Thames&amp;Hudson, USA. 2022: Der Grief 15, The colectivity Issue, Guest Artist Editor, Germany. 2021: Photobooks &amp;, Matt Johnston, Onomatopee Publishing, UK. 2021: Photography- A Fiminist History, Emma Lewis, Tate Publishing, UK. 2021: Photography Now: Fifty Pioneers Defining Photography for the Twenty-First Century, Charlotte Jansen, Octopus Publishing. 2021: Photo No-Nos: Meditations on What Not to Photograph, Jason Fulford, Aperture, 2021, USA. 2019: Zanjir, RRB Photobooks / ICVL Studio. 2018: How We See, Photobooks by Women, 10x 10 Photobooks,USA. 2016: Shenasnameh, RRB Photobooks/ ICVL Studio. ︎︎︎ Education 2015: PhD,European Centre for Photographic Research, University of South Wales, Uk. 2008: MA, Documentary Photography, Art University of Tehran, Iran. 2005: BA, Photography, Art University of Tehran, Iran. ︎︎︎ Awards 2025:shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026 2025: Residency at the Art House Museum, Summer 2025. 2025: Selected for the Platform Reviews at Fotomuseum Winterthur 2025: Selected&nbsp; for Royal Academy of Art,&nbsp; Summer Exhibition 2025 2025: Nominated for Prix Pictet award 2025 2024: Shortlisted of Torino Grant for Contemporary Photography&nbsp; 2024: Nominated for Foam Paul Huf Award 2024. 2024: Nominated for Prix Elysee Award 2025. 2024: Nominated for Paul Hamlyn Award 2024. 2022: D6 Culture in Transit, Artist Residency, Newcastle, UK 2020: Winner of the best photo/text&nbsp; book 2020, Rencontres Arles, France 2016: Selected by the Photobookstore Magazine, Photobooks of 2016 2016: Selected by Humble Arts Foundation, the Best Socially Concerned Photobooks of 2016 2016: Winner of the Flip Photobook Award, Russia 2016: Selected as the Favourite Photobook on Metalist of 2016 2016: Selected by Time Magazine, the &nbsp;Best Photobooks of The year 2016: Winner of &nbsp;the 14th Reminders Photography Stronghold, Japan 2016: Shenasnameh, Special Mention at Maribor Photobook Award, Slovenia 2016: Shortlisted of the International Photocontest Direct Look 2016: Finalist Best British Book Design and Production of the year 2016: Shortlisted Best Arthur Book 2016, Rencontres Arles 2015: Best Photo Book of the year, LensCulture 2015: Best Photo Book of the year, PhotoBookStore ︎︎︎ Exhibitions 2026: One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, Deutsche Borse Photography Prize, The Photographers gallery, London. 2025: Carry the Shadow Home, One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, Peterbrough Museum 2025; One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, Photo London, Serchia Gallery 2025: Shenasnameh, Treasures Gallery,&nbsp; Bristish Library 2024: International Human Rights Day 2024, performance, Newcastle, Uk 2024: One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, Bristol Photo Festival, UK 2024: Belonging, Geothe Institution, Cyprus. 2023: Artes Mundi 10, Aurora Trinity Colective, UK 2023: Martin Parr foundations - Counterpoints, Gereh, Bristol, UK 2023: Peckham 24, Body Language, Shenasnameh, London, UK 2023:&nbsp; Raw 2023, Turning Point, Ego, Germany 2022: “Zanjir”, Bound Narratives, 2022 Florence 2022: “Zanjir”, Dergreif Issue #15, 2022, Germany 2021: “ Zanjir”, Recontres Arles, France 2020: “ Zanjir”, Tibilis Photo Festival, Greece 2020: “ Zanjir”, Lumix Festival 2020, Germany 2020: " Zanjir", Arnolfini, Bristol, UK 2019: " How We See" Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh 2019: "How we See", Museum Of Fine Art and Masssachusetts College of Art 2019: "Shenasnameh", Offset Pirtara, Chennai Photo Biennale 2019: " 209 Women", Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK 2019: "Where Time Stood Still", Ffotogallery, Penarth, UK 2019: "Where Time Stood Still",&nbsp; London Photo50, London, Uk 2019: "209 Women", London, UK 2019: "Ghost Stories", Bristol Archive, Bristol, UK 2018: "Our eyes tell stories" , Arnolfini, Bristol, Uk 2018: "209 Women" , Portcullis House, London, Uk 2018: " Whose and Whome" The Body as a Political Landscape, Kathmandu, Nepal 2018: Neghab, PHmuseum, UK 2018: How We See,&nbsp;PGH Photo Fair, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittesburgh 2018: How We See,&nbsp;&nbsp;Fototeca Latinoamericana, Buenos Aires 2018: How We See, &nbsp;Museum of Fine Arts and Massachusetts College of Art, Boston 2018: How We See, Reading Room, New York Public Library, New York 2018: Whose and Whome, Kathmandu, Nepal 2018: Vigilance, Struggle, Pride: Through Her Eyes, Zagreb, Croatia 2018: Vigilance, Struggle, Pride: Through Her Eyes. Graz, Austria 2018: Family on No Man, Cosmos, Arles, France 2018: Vigilance, Struggle, Pride: Through Her Eyes.&nbsp;Berlin, Germany. 2018: Another Meeting in Vein, Nordic Light. Norway 2018: 10x10 Photobooks, Flowers Gallery. New York, USA 2018: Vigilance, Struggle, Pride: Through Her Eyes, UGM,&nbsp;Maribor Art Gallery.&nbsp;Maribor, Slovenia 2018: The Graphic Arts of Photography, Kodak", Centre Space Art Gallery.&nbsp;Bristol, UK 2018: Call and Response: Art as Resistance,&nbsp;Strange Fire Collective.&nbsp;Seattle, Washington. 2017: 10x10 Awake, Doran Gallery. Massachusetts, USA 2017: &nbsp;Snail on the Slope, Goaphoto.&nbsp;Goa, India 2017: &nbsp;Catharsis, Exposed&nbsp;Gallery.&nbsp;Belfast, Ireland 2017: &nbsp;Uncensored Books - Medphoto Festival.&nbsp;Crete, Greece 2017: &nbsp;Beyond Us And Them, FOTODOK. Utrecht, The Netherlands 2017: &nbsp;Bind-Weed, Knowle West Media Centre. Bristol, UK 2017: &nbsp;Bind-Weed, @ Bristol. Bristol, UK 2017: &nbsp;Shenasnameh, Awake 10x10 Books, Image text Ithaca symposium.&nbsp;Ithaca, USA 2017: &nbsp;Shenasnameh, Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum.&nbsp;Budapest, Hungary 2017: Uncensored Books, Literature Festival. Palermo, Italy 2017: Awake, Magnum Foundation. New York, USA 2017: Benaki Museum, Athens Photo Festival 2017.&nbsp;Athens, Greece 2017: PGH Photo, Carnegie Museum of Art.&nbsp;Pittsburgh, USA 2017: Offspring Photo Meet 2017. London, UK 2017: Cardiff International Festival of Photography 2017, Diffusion.&nbsp;Cardiff, Wales&nbsp; 2017: Shenasnameh&nbsp;, Uncensored Books.&nbsp;Belgrade, Serbia 2017: Shenasnameh, Call an&nbsp;Response: Art as Residence.&nbsp;Syntax Physic Opera.&nbsp;Denver, USA 2017: Shenasnameh, Reminders Photography Stronghold. Tokyo, Japan 2017: &nbsp;I, Workshop at RPS. Tokyo, Japan 2017: &nbsp;Shenasnameh, CLOSER.&nbsp;Bari, Italy 2017: Shenasnameh, LhGWR gallery.&nbsp;The Hague,&nbsp;The Netherlands &nbsp; 2017: Shenasnameh, Moscow Photobook Festival.&nbsp;Moscow, Russia 2017: Thats What My Love Is, Vision 20/20,&nbsp;Knowel West Media Centre.&nbsp;Bristol,&nbsp;UK 2017: Shenasnameh, Favourite Book , 10x 10 Photo Book. New York, USA 2016: East Street Tales, Curation. Bristol, UK 2016: Shenasnameh, Leboudoir2.2, Berlin, Germany -&nbsp;Multimedia Show. 2016: Shenasnameh, Gazebook: Sicilly Photobook Festival, Italy - Multimedia Show 2016: Organ Vida: What's This Book? Zagreb, Croatia - Multimedia Show 2016: BPF Open16 Moving Image. Brighton, UK -&nbsp;Multimedia Show 2016: Bi Nam,&nbsp;Richmond House / Ffotogallery.&nbsp;Cardiff, UK 2016: Curated Projection, Goethe-Instut. Chennai, India 2015: Asian Women Photographer's Showcase, Chapel Gallery, Objectifs. Singapore 2015: Everything is Politics. ICV Lab Studio, Bristol, UK 2013: Bi Nam, Ffotogallery. Cardiff, UK 2012: Bi Nam,&nbsp;Image and Identity.&nbsp;Ffotogallery.&nbsp;Cardiff, UK 2010: Who Am I ?, Flock Gallery.&nbsp;Caerleon, UK 2009: Neghab,&nbsp;Ffloc Gallery.&nbsp;Newport, UK 2008: Family Albums, Barg Gallery. Tehran, Iran 2007: Red Light, Laleh Gallery. Tehran, Iran 2004: 9th Tehran Photo Biennial.&nbsp;Tehran, Iran&nbsp; ︎︎︎ Talks and Interviews 2025: One Hundred and Twenty Minites, The Messy Truth, Gem Fletcher 2025: Passport and Identity Documents in the Hands of Artists, Art Asia Pacific Magazine 2025: One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, The Gaurdian, Charlotte Jansen2025: One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, 1000 words magazine, Max Houghton 2025: Dream State,Splash&amp;Grab, London, UK 2024: British Journal of Photography, The Bigger Picture, by Mariama Attah, UK 2024: Financial Times, The night Issue, One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, UK 2024: In conversation with Lydia Goldblat, Martin Parr Foundation, UK 2024: Art of The Maker, Arnolfini, UK2024: One hundreda and Twenty Minutes, Bristol Photo Festival Symposium , Watershed, UK 2024: Hapax magazine, One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, Uk 2023: Martin Parr Foundations, Displacement symposium, UK 2023: Spike Island , One Hundred and Twenty Minutes, Bristol, Uk 2023: Peckham 24, Body Language, London, Uk. 2023: Victoria and Albert Museum, “Women, Life, Freedon” London, Uk 2023; Format Festival, Shenasnameh, Derby, Uk 2023: Compendium, Journal of Contemporary Studies,&nbsp; David Company, Materials of the Photobook 2022: PHmuseum Masterclasses 2022, Italy 2022: Est Contemporary Bristol, Zanjir, UK 2022: The Refuges Buddy Project, De La Warr Pavillion, UK 2022: Arts Mundi, Wales, 2022 2022: Nearest Truth Photobooks Series, USA2022: Der Greif # 15, Conversation Series, 2022, Germany. 2022: Tate Modern, Conversation Series with Emma Jones, 2022, UK.&nbsp;2021: British Journal of Photography, On Location: Bristol, Aaron Schuman, 2021, Uk. 2021: Foam Magazine, The Archival Issue #59, David Campany,&nbsp; The Netherlands. 2021: Arts Mundi,The International Museum of Cardiff, Wales.2021: The Yale Review, Volum 109, USA 2021: Poetry Surfaces, Bristol Photo Festival, UK 2020: PhotoAlliance 2021 International Lecture Series, USA. 2020: "Zanjir", Financial Times, London, UK 2020: “Zanjir", Four Corners Gallery, London, Uk 2020, “Zanjir", World Press Photo,The Netherlands. 2020: “Zanjir”, Nearest Truth, USA 2020: “Zanjir”, 10x10 photobooks , USA 2020: “Zanjir”, Photoworks, Uk 2020: “Zanjir”, A Small Voice Podcast, UK 2020: "Light into Memory", American Suburbx, USA 2020: " Zanjir", 1000 words Magazine, London, UK 2020: "Zanjir", IM Magazine, Bristol, UK 2020: "Zanjir", Hundred heroines, London, Uk 2020: " Zanjir", HUB Magazine, Bristol, Uk 2020: " Zanjir", Photography Conference, Cardiff Museum, UK 2019:" Zanjir",&nbsp; Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol, UK 2019:"Hunt of Memory",&nbsp; Arnolfini, Bristol, UK 2019: Visual Journalism , Czech Press Photo, Prague , Czech Republic 2019:"Another meeting in Vein", Czech Press Photo, Prague, Czech Republic 2019: "Where Time Stood Still", APHE Conference, Coventry, UK 2019: " Where Time Stood Still", Spike Island, Bristol, UK 2019: " Women's Perspective", Kobra Museum of Modern Art, The Netherlands 2019:" Northern Narratives" Interviews, UK 2019: " WhereTime Stood Still" , Oxford Modern Art Museum, UK 2019: "In picture", Wallpaper magazine, Uk 2019: "Alternative Family Portraits" , The Guardian, Uk 2018: " Another Meeting In Vein", Kathmandu Photo Festival, Nepal 2018: Whisper of the Past, Family Ties Network.&nbsp;Coventry, UK 2018: Whisper of the Past, Activating the Archives, Arnolfini. Bristol, UK 2018: Whisper of the Past, Nordic Light.&nbsp;Norway 2018: Coventry University, Another meeting in vein. Coventry, UK 2018: Internation Woman's Day, Murmuration. Bristol, UK 2018: Pressfor Progress Inspiring Women, Arnolfini. Bristol, UK 2018: Photomonitor, Shenasnameh, Interviewed by Caroline Molly. UK 2018: &nbsp;Financial Times, Identity: A Photography Special.&nbsp;London, UK 2017: Wired Magazine, Identity, Interview. Tokyo, Japan 2017: Better Pictures Magazine , Interview. India 2017: Tique, Art Paper, Interview. Belgium &nbsp; 2017: WIRED Conference 2017, WRD Identity. Tokyo, Japan 2017: Tama Art University. Tokyo, Japan 2017: &nbsp;Exposed Gallery. Belfast, Ireland 2017: Fast Forward, Women in Photography, National Gallery of Art.&nbsp;Vilnius, Lithuania&nbsp;&nbsp; 2017: WIRED Lab Workshop,Tokyo, Japan - http://lab.wired.jp/workshop/obara-amak/ 2017: FOTODOK, Bookclub#11. Utrecht, The Netherlands 2017: &nbsp;Shenasnameh Sicily Photobook Festival.&nbsp;Sicily, Italy&nbsp; 2017: &nbsp;Another Metting With Her In Vein, Photobook Osaka, Osaka, Japan 2017: Remind The Future Not To Forget The Past, Arnolfini. Bristol, UK 2017: Buzz Magazine, Shenasnameh, 12 highlights from&nbsp;Diffusion &nbsp; 2017: Aesthetica Magazine, Challenging Representation, UK 2017: Diffusion Festival 2017, Revolution&nbsp;Symposium.&nbsp;Cardiff, Wales 2017: Photographic Dialogues Magazine,&nbsp;Moving Stills, UK 2017: KWMC, Re Valuing Photography, People and Places.&nbsp;UK 2017: La Repubblica. Bari, Italy 2017:The Royal Academy of Art, KABK. Netherlands 2017:World Press Photo, Honoured Lecture. Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2017: From A Project To&nbsp;A&nbsp;Viable Book, Coventry University. Conventry,&nbsp;UK 2017: Visual Artworks Inspired by Personal Life, 0A113 WebMagazine, France 2017: Shenasnameh, Who We Are?, Foam Magazine. The Netherlands 2017: University of the West of England, Shenasnameh. Bristol, UK 2017: Weston Art College, Another Meeting With Her In Vein.&nbsp;UK 2016: Belfast University. Belfast, Northern Ireland 2016: Extra Fort. Photography at Recycle Art.&nbsp;Brussels, Belgium 2016: Shenasnameh, Best Photo Books Review of 2016, IMA Magazine.&nbsp;Japan 2016: Women Looking at Women, Raw View Magazine. New York, USA 2016: Shenasnameh, Article on Shenasnameh, PHMuseum, UK 2016: Shenasnameh, Review on Shenasnameh, Photo Eye, UK 2016: Shenasnameh, Collector Daily.&nbsp;UK 2016: Brighton Photo Fringe, In Conversation with Maria Kapajeva. Brighton, UK 2016: Review on Shenasnameh, Kassel Foto Buch. Germany 2016: An Article on Shenasnameh, Gabriela Cendoya. Spain&nbsp; 2016: Review on Shenasnameh, Hajime Kimura 2016: Another Meeting With Her In Vein, Unveiled.&nbsp;Exeter, UK 2016: leboudoir2.0 goes to Arles-Le Local, 13 rue du Pont. Arles, France 2016: Another Meeting With Her in Vein, The Photographer's Gallery.&nbsp;London, UK 2016: Photo Book Bristol.&nbsp;Bristol, UK 2016: In Conversation with Lina Hashim,&nbsp;IC Visual Lab. Bristol, UK 2016: The Photographer artist, activist,&nbsp;innovator?&nbsp;Knowle West Media Centre and Fotonow CIC.&nbsp;Bristol, UK&nbsp;&nbsp; 2016: Image and Identity, Richmond House.&nbsp;Bristol, UK 2016: Shenasnameh included in One Image Story (curated by Maria Kapajeva), Fast Forward 2016: ArtyCul Show, An interview with Shawn Naphtali Sobors.&nbsp;Bristol, UK 2016: Arnolfini, Shenasnameh, &nbsp;APHE. Bristol, UK 2016: Weston-super-Mare Art College. Weston-super-Mare, UK 2016: &nbsp;An Interview with Colin Pantal, Shenasnameh, Photo Book Bristol. Bristol,&nbsp;UK 2015: An Interview with Colin Pantall. Bristol, UK 2015: Shenasnameh, Bristol UWE.&nbsp;Bristol, UK 2015: Asian Women Photographer's Showcase. Singapore 2013: Binam, Image and Identity. Cardiff, UK 2012: The Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman. London, UK 2012: In Conversation with Carolyn Hassan. Penarth, UK 2010: In Conversation with Professor Alexis Nuselovici. Newport, UK