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Shadi Ghadirian

Until now I have had many photographs which show women as second class citizens or depict the censorship of women. I wish to continue speaking of women because I still have a lot to say.

Shadi Ghadirian commenting on her Qajar series of Photographs

photo of Shadi Ghadirian Photo courtesy of Shadi Ghadirian.

Known For: One of Iran’s leading contemporary photographers
Dates: Hijri 1393-Present (AH)
Common Era 1974-Present (CE)
Country: Iran

About

Shadi Ghadirian is an Iranian artist best known for her series of photographs, “Like Every Day” and “Qajar Series,” which have brought her international acclaim.

Ghadirian was raised in Iran and studied photography at Azad University in Tehran. After finishing her B.A. she began a professional career in photography.  Her first project, the Qajar Series (1998-2001), featured women as her subjects. Her project consisted of a representation of 19th-century Iranian women in Qajar style, mixed with symbols of modernity and globalization, such as a newspaper, mountain bike, or Coca-Cola can. 

She later worked on her “Like Every Day” series after her marriage to the photographer, Peyman Hooshmand-Zadeh. This project is a commentary on women’s daily routines inside the home and how that role has come to define them. 

Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout Europe and the United States; it is part of the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  Ghadirian currently works at the Museum of Photography in Tehran.

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