She and her Iranian husband now own an art studio called "Kucheh," which means "alley" in Farsi, less than three miles from Pradel's mural. Jafari quit her job working on Iranian-American issues at a progressive think tank because she thought Iranian voices, especially those of women, were being "ignored and excluded," she said. Sometimes it's a performance, sometimes it's a dream, sometimes it's anger and desperation, but it's always a way to live freely," she said. So now they produce visual and performing art pieces literally in the street and at small community events. In Iran many artists don't have the luxury of exhibiting their work privately and they are constantly policed and censored, she said. Since the protests last year, Jafari has noticed that Iranian art is moving out of the galleries and museums and onto the streets. Jafari, a Washington, D.C.- born Iranian American artist. Iranians have always used art to protest and communicate their ideas, said Mina M. And they don't."Īrt supporting the protests in Iran has moved to the streets, affixed here on bikeshares in Washington, D.C. I want all those little girls to have the same opportunities as my daughter does in America. I am raising a little girl to be a strong woman. "I want to be able to go to Iran one day, not in shackles, not caged. Since her family left Iran in 1979, Farazad has never been able to return. The second time was that evening when we finished painting the wall." "There were two times in my life when I was really proud of myself," she said. Like the current revolution in Iran, this art has brought people together in ways she had never seen before, she said. The wall at 14th and U Streets in what is known as D.C.'s Harlem has already been vandalized twice, and Pradel is planning to repaint it.įor Farazad, who was born in Iran and had to leave when she was just 15 months old, everything about this wall is deeply personal. "It's a revolutionary movement, and it's not over yet." 'This wall is like my dream' She highlighted MOZAIK's digital exhibitions as a significant example of collaboration between the diaspora around the world and local artists in Iran. She believes social media, particularly Instagram, has made Iranian art more accessible online. It has become an important vehicle to show what people in Iran are enduring, said Karim. media largely stopped covering it," said Persis Karim, director of the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies at San Francisco State University. In the United States, artists were among the first to demonstrate their support in both traditional and innovative ways.Īrt in major cities and globally "has awakened people about the struggle in Iran and kept them engaged with the ongoing fight of the Iranian people even when it stopped making headlines and the U.S.
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