Iranian artist Sadaf Ahmadi presents the chance for members of the general public to interrupt the concrete off her canvases to disclose images and details about victims of the Iranian repression.
By way of her exhibition "Concrete" hosted by the museum La Maison des Chapitres in Forcalquier, within the south of France, she encourages guests to turn out to be conscious of and assist the ladies's liberation motion underway in her nation.
One of many photos beneath a concrete layer reveals little by little the portrait of 23-year-old Kia Hannaneh. Beneath her smiling face is mockingly written: "Suicide by the police".
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"This younger protester was shot lifeless by Iranian forces who wished to cover her loss of life by saying it was suicide, the excuse they offer for all protester deaths. She had married a month earlier than," says Sadaf Ahmadi.
Kia Hannaneh is among the thirty victims to whom the artist pays tribute by way of this exhibition.
The importance of concrete within the Iranian historical past
"My work is impressed by the protests of the Nineteen Eighties in Iran throughout which hundreds of individuals had been executed by the Islamic regime", says the artist. "Not understanding what to do with the our bodies, they threw them in mass graves after which coated them with concrete in order that they might be forgotten,” she provides.
"The federal government of Iran has been attempting to cowl their crimes, like with concrete. This venture is for me to ask individuals to return with power and assist us to interrupt this concrete. Our objective is to search out different individuals and enchantment to their humanity and want for freedom."
The value of protesting for girls's rights in Iran
In September 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after the Iranian police arrested her for an alleged violation of the Islamic Republic's strict costume code. Her loss of life sparked protests throughout the nation.
Since then, actions of defiance of the regime have continued, regardless of a crackdown that resulted within the loss of life of a minimum of 481 individuals killed by the safety forces, the hanging of 4 individuals in reference to the demonstrations, and the arrest of round 14,000 individuals, states Oslo based mostly NGO Iran Human Rights.
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