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E X H I B I T I O N SEDUARDO LOPEZ MORENO 13th Jan to 24 Feb 2018 in Nairobi Open Classrooms Close the Door to Terrorism Eduardo Lopez Moreno 24th May to 2nd July 2017 in Nairobi 15th March to 22th April 2016 in Nairobi 17th October to 16th December 2016 in Nairobi SARNEVESHT-DESTINY 1st Nov to 31th Jan 2017 in Brussels 5th April to 10th April 2016 in Nairobi An Exhibition of Black and White Photography Opening March 10th from 6pm in Nairobi 13th to 15th Nov 2015 in Nairobi About beauty and other things… 06 Jun 2015 to 01 Jul 2015 in Nairobi 18 - 22 Jan 2011 in Brussels 15 Nov 2011 in Nairobi 01 Oct to 15 Oct 2009 "Muzei 21" in Moscow |
SARNEVESHT-DESTINY
Destiny I I was brought up by secular parents, in a Muslim country. What I was taught in school contradicted dramatically from how my family operated. I grew up with many questions about my identity and status as a woman. These questions still inspire me to explore culture, traditional beliefs and the religion I was meticulously taught in school.
Destiny is a visual journey to investigate the influence of religious beliefs on status and treatment of women. It explores the ways by which womanhood and gender roles are defined in a society that bases its moral codes on religion.
This series borrows visual elements from classical Greek art, Persian miniature, old tapestry and architecture. These elements are removed from their initial context to serve a contemporary objective narrative about women. Destiny deals with questions such as:
Who is the contemporary woman? www.r8ts.biz
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Maral Bolouri
