1. BY AN EYE-WITNESS: THE WORK OF AZADEH AKHLAGHI.
- Author
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VALLS BOFILL, AROLA and AKHLAGHI, AZADEH
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IRAN-Iraq War, 1980-1988 ,ARTISTS ,ACTIVISTS ,IRANIAN history ,COLLECTIVE memory ,ELECTRONIC portfolios - Abstract
This article discusses the artwork of Azadeh Akhlaghi, a visual artist from Iran. Akhlaghi's series, titled "By an Eye-Witness," explores the documentation of past deaths in Iran's history, focusing on violent and traumatic events. The artist stages scenes depicting the deaths of poets, journalists, students, intellectuals, and political activists, imagining how these events would have been captured if mobile phone cameras had existed at the time. Akhlaghi's work challenges the official version of national history and invites viewers to consider the impact of photography on our understanding of historical events. [Extracted from the article]
- Published
- 2024