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Mehraneh Atashi
Category: Visuals
Country: Iran
About
Mehraneh Atashi is a young photographer and artist from Iran. Mehraneh has has exhibited her work around the world and in the recently published book, Iranian Photography Now edited by Rose Issa. Mehraneh’s work includes photo essays such as Zourkhaneh, Cooling Off, and The fall: Mannequin with a view. Zourkhaneh is one of the most well-known of group, which documents a Zourkhaneh, a traditional center in Iran where men exercise. As women are not permitted into these centers, Atashi made it a point to capture herself in all the photos documenting the men, “It was so hard to gain the trust of these extremely religious Moslems and their agreement to pose half naked in front of me and the mirror, but magic of photography helped me. I made sure to be present in each photo as a subject among the heroes.”
Atashi graduated with a degree in Photography from the University of Tehran in 2002.
More Information
Mehraneh Atashi’s commentary on Zourkhaneh project
Mehraneh’s website
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