Can you describe three life moments that made you who you are today?
If I think about it, there are three ongoing experiences that have shaped who I am today.
The first is studying philosophy. It didn’t just teach me theories it changed the way I think. It helped me question social and traditional frameworks, and break them when needed, so I can look at reality more directly. Sometimes these structures seem normal, but they can distance us from seeing things clearly. This way of thinking is still present in how I approach photography.
The second is migration. It was not what I expected at all. I went through a kind of emotional and mental breakdown, and I had to rebuild myself from the ground up. I am still in that process. It can be exhausting, but sometimes it also gives me courage.
The third for me is the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement. For me, it was not a temporary political moment, but the manifestation of years of resistance and struggle by women in Iran. What was expressed in this movement was something simple yet fundamental: the demand for life, a life in freedom, equality, human dignity, security, a degree of well-being, and the possibility of living an ordinary, earthly life. And for me, after this, the responsibility I carry is to practice these three words.
These experiences continue to shape both who I am and the work I create
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