Platform for discussion002

What relationship does visual culture have to the world we live in?

Newsha Tavakolian

1 November 2011

<p>Newsha Tavakolian, 2011</p><p>Photograph</p><p>Courtesy of the artist</p><p>Â </p><p>9: Supporters of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gathering at Tehran's Grand Mosque, a sprawling complex in the centre of town. Tens of thousands gathered here on Monday to hear Ahmadinejad speak, but large crowds prevented him from reaching the stage, cancelling his speech.</p>

<p>Newsha Tavakolian, 2011</p><p>Photograph</p><p>Courtesy of the artist</p><p>Â </p><p>10: Supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the main challenger of incumbent President Ahmadinejad, during a rally in which they formed a human chain along Tehran's main artery, the 12-mile-long Vali-e Asr street. They dress in green as this is chosen as the signature colour for Mousavi.</p>

<p>Newsha Tavakolian, 2011</p><p>Photograph</p><p>Courtesy of the artist</p><p>Â </p><p>11: Mousavi's supporters rally in Vali-e Asr street in Tehran.</p>

<p>Newsha Tavakolian, 2011</p><p>Photograph</p><p>Courtesy of the artist</p><p>Â </p><p>12: Mousavi's supporters rally in Vali-e Asr street in Tehran.</p>

<p>Newsha Tavakolian, 2011</p><p>Photograph</p><p>Courtesy of the artist</p><p>Â </p><p>13: Demonstrators during a one million strong march supporting Presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi.</p>

<p>Newsha Tavakolian, 2011</p><p>Photograph</p><p>Courtesy of the artist</p><p>Â </p><p>17: Demonstrators during a one million strong march supporting Presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi.</p>

<p>Newsha Tavakolian, 2011</p><p>Photograph</p><p>Courtesy of the artist</p><p>Â </p><p>18: Members of the voluntary paramilitary force, the baseej, shot and killed one man and wounded others in a one million strong crowd of supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi.</p>

Newsha Tavakolian

was born in Tehran, Iran in 1981 and is a self-taught photographer whose recent body of work bridges the worlds of documentary and art. She has published her work in international titles such as Le Monde and National Geographic, among others. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in Tehran, in Palma de Mallorca in Spain and will be included in the upcoming exhibition Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam at the British Museum in 2012.

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