From the series “Being twenty in Iran” by Iranian/French photographer Isabelle Eshraghi
Click here to see the whole series
Listen here to the Persian music she’s chosen as the soundtrack to her website
Posts tagged with Iran
Shirin Aliabadi’s Hybrid Girls
Damn, I’ve just missed Made in Iran, a group show exhibiting the work of young contemporary artists currently living and working in Iran.
The same way Waltz With Bashir was the hit political animation film of 2008 in France, Persepolis was IT the year before. Both came out of Cannes with rave reviews.
The animated film was written and co-directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud and is based on Marjane’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name (a sucess in France when it was released). The story follows a young Marjane as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. It’s important and intelligent work, the black and white animation work is original and fresh, and the film has its funny moments.
Bit of trivia: Marjane’s voice is that of Chiara Mastroianni and Marjane’s mother is voiced by no other than Catherine Deneuve, Chiara’s own mother.
