Not a Typical Persian Girl
Not A Typical Persian Girl
by Atoosa Farahmand, Oscar Hagberg
February 2 - March 4, 2023
OPENING:
February 1, 7pm
The exhibition Not A Typical Persian Girl seeks to unveil the plight of women and girls in Iran by cataloging some of the things that are forbidden to them – things like biking, riding a motorcycle, singing, and watching football in a stadium are some examples of everyday enjoyments that are forbidden to women in Iran. The exhibition also attempts to unveil the humor and vibrant spirit with which Persian women and girls confront the constraints placed upon them.
In September 2022, Mahsa Zhina Amini a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died while in the custody of the Iranian morality police in Tehran after she was arrested and accused of violating strict dress code laws requiring that women wear head scarves. Her death sparked an ongoing revolution. It is the women and Generation Z who are the driving force behind the current fight for freedom.
The videos and photographs in Not A Typical Persian Girl follow a young woman who symbolizes women living in Iran under the rule of the Islamic Republic. Even though political power continues to stifle the voices of women, this new generation is fighting back and taking the lead in the ongoing feminist revolution against the regime. Not A Typical Persian Girl can be me, you, and us. It’s time to open our eyes to the precariousness of democracy and human rights – and to celebrate and affirm those who continue to fight for them.
Not A Typical Persian Girl versucht mit Videos und Photographien die Situation von Frauen und Mädchen im Iran aufzuzeigen. Die Ausstellung will mit Situationen aus dem Alltag die Verbote für Frauen sichtbar machen aber auch den Humor und den lebendigen Geist enthüllen, mit dem Frauen und Mädchen im Iran den ihnen auferlegten Zwängen begegnen. Not A Typical Persian Girl folgt einer jungen Frau, die symbolisch für die Frauen steht, die im Iran unter der Herrschaft der Islamischen Republik leben. Auch wenn die politische Macht die Stimmen der Frauen weiterhin unterdrückt, sind es die Frauen und die Generation Z, die die treibende Kraft hinter dem aktuellen Kampf für Freiheit stehen.
Opening:
Photos hinterland
Installation views
Photos: Jakob Lindner
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