Shirin Neshat
Iranian visual artist, filmmaker, and writer in exile known for exploring the lives of Iranian women under the Islamic Republic through photography, film, and literary texts. Her written meditations accompany her visual work.
Works
- I Will Greet the Sun Again (catalog essays)Collected essays accompanying photographic works on women and identity
- Women of AllahPhotographic work examining women's identity and agency in contemporary Iran
- TurbulentVideo art exploring social and political upheaval in contemporary Iran
- RaptureInstallation work investigating passion, spirituality, and desire in women
- Possessed