Evin and Kahrizak Prison Series
In Iran, a country where the right to freedom, liberty and equality are violated daily; in a country where just in one month (February 21-March 21st) human rights defenders documented more than 13,000 incidents of violation of human rights of women, workers, ethnic minorities, religious minorities, students etc.; in a country that has the highest death penalty per capita and the second highest number of executions after China; in a country that is demanding the eradication of laws protecting women and girls because they are considered a threat to national security. In Iran the prisoners of conscious are still fighting for freedom for all and give their lives for it... After the green movement in Iran, many people who disputed the election were arrested, tortured, raped and killed. The Kahrizak prison personnel in Norther Teheran committed the most atrocities against people of Iran. The Eevin Prison is also notorious for its inhumane treatment of its prisoners.
The ceiling of the edifice in the Sacred Crossing installation which constructs of a 10' X8' X10' has 10 roses hanged to honor ten Baha'i young women who were hanged in Shiraz, Iran in 1983. The fabric to cover the ceiling has screen printed words Iran and America.
My Uncle- Mr. Vahdat My great uncle, Mr. Yadulla Vahdat, was executed in Shiraz Iran on June 1981. His only crime was that he was a Baha'i and enttiled: father of the poor by people of Shiraz for his generosity to people. He was 80 years old.
Installation view This is a multimedia installation dedicated to the 215 people who were executed in Iran after the revolution of 1979 in Iran solely for their Baha'i faith. This piece has a center edifice that shrines the 10 young women who were hanged in Shiraz, Iran publicly on June 1983. One of them was my second cousin Tahireh. In this installation I have used digitized printing method on Chiri paper mounted on varnished wood for keeping them archival.
Sacred Crossings - Inside the edifice, 10' x 8' x 10' I tried very hard to fix this image, but the site keep showing it on its side!!! Using 215 white roses placing the against the exhibition floor/wall and 10 hanged inside the edifice for a tribute for the 10 young women hanged in Shiraz for their faith. The edifice ceiling's installation shot. Had screen printed fabric used as ceiling cover.
Installation View