Revolution

Women are an incredibly powerful force in the world, and the color gold has the ability to represent this power. Gold is a color of wealth, success, and strength, and it can be used to symbolize the power of women….

Women are an incredibly powerful force in the world, and the color gold has the ability to represent this power. Gold is a color of wealth, success, and strength, and it can be used to symbolize the power of women….

This jewelry art piece is a reflection of my emotions when I saw the “unorthodox” series a few months before Gina was killed. I was surprised to learn that Jewish women are forced to shave their hair after marriage due…

It is a sad truth that the world is filled with oppression and injustice, yet it is often met with silence. To emphasize this, I have created this piece that replaces actual closed eyes with closed ornamented lips, which humbly…

The lion and sun (Sheer o Khorsheed) has been a strong persian emblem for centuries , containing many hidden meanings, messages and symbolism, until the 1975 Islamic revolution. It was then replaced with the word ” Allah”, a beautiful word…

The water crisis is not the focus of the current demonstrations, which have mostly been led by city dwellers whose livelihoods are unlikely to be directly affected. But it is part of the accumulated anger now being unleashed. On the…

In 2009 Iran had a presidential election, in which people voted for one of the reformist candidates, but when the election results were announced, the conservative candidate had won. Millions of people marched in protest. The government responded by shooting…

Although arms and ankles may be shackled – the spirit cannot be chained. It will remain free and untethered. The spirit will continue to loudly ring and proclaim the truth without limitations.

This piece came together through the juxtaposition of many thoughts, parts and processes. I wanted to combine my past experience in the fashion industry with my current interest in metalwork. Born from an attraction to timeless beauty and the everyday…

In its most extreme form, “Oya” or laced-crochet in Turkish-ottoman culture was used as a form of women’s handcraft to offer social and/or political comments on taboo subjects. Drawing from my culture’s history, I translate textile techniques to metal as…

For this piece, I wanted to show how the women of Iran unified and broke all the chains of the oppressive Islamic regime and bloomed through the (Woman, life, freedom) revolution. From darkness, our flame rises, and we bloom from…

This jewelry piece reflects my personal and emotional response to the ongoing revolution in Iran. As a symbol of solidarity, femininity, grief, and identity, I used my own hair, which is an element of this movement. The gold in the…

Hair Tears, Tears of Women who want to be free, Tears of the Women who fight for this every day, Tears of aware women, aware that our revolution today will change the lives of tomorrow’s women. Face jewel made through…

I moved to the US when I was 14 but prior to that, I had experienced the tyranny of this regime firsthand. When this revolution was just in its early stages, I like many other Iranians, felt overwhelmed with emotions:…

At the end of 2022, Iran had a new sound in its street and all the houses. The women scream for their primary right called freedom. As Mahsa Amini was killed for her hijab by the regime of Iran lots…

“Run Nika, come on run you must find salvation” On September 20, 2022, while 16-year-old Nika was fighting for freedom on the streets of Tehran with the slogan ‘Woman, Life, Freedom,’ she was killed. I have a dream, a dream…

“Run Nika, come on run you must find salvation” On September 20, 2022, while 16-year-old Nika was fighting for freedom on the streets of Tehran with the slogan ‘Woman, Life, Freedom,’ she was killed. I have a dream, a dream…

Every human, regardless of their gender, is a part of nature. Our survival is tied to a biological diversity that cannot be separated. It is comparable to “women” who are part of biological diversity and have the power to protect,…

Toomaj Salehi’s  last music video posted prior to his October 2022 arrest included the lyrics, “We go from bottom of PYRAMID and knock to the the top of that We perform the show, look how spectacular we are” The regime…

The contextual framework for my metal and enamel work is one of personal catharsis to disturbing political events and social frameworks. My jewelry and small sculptures metaphorically exemplify the seemingly opposing dynamics of strength vs fragility, durability vs vulnerability. However,…

This brooch represents this joy and celebration, a reminder of what we Iranians have achieved as a nation and what we are capable of. It is also a reminder that there is still a long road ahead and that we…

“Revolutionary Women of Iran” is a body of work that celebrates the strength, courage, and resilience of these women, and highlights the ongoing struggle for gender equality in Iran. Through my art, I aim to capture the spirit and determination…

The tragic loss of a woman’s life is an undeniable tragedy that affects not only the individual but also the community and the world at large. “Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, was severely beaten and died by molarity police” is a body of…

I am a woman, free as hair in the wind. Free like a flowing river. I am a woman who has been searching her dreams in sky and dreaming about flying like a bird even in forbidden sky. I will…