“I AIM TO USE MY ART AGAINST THE ATMOSPHERE OF VIOLENCE TOWARD WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND NATURE. I TRY TO CREATE A SENSE OF SOLIDARITY AND INVOKE A SENSE OF INCREASINGLY PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE.”
This series represents the significant stigma in social patterns regarding how married and divorced women are viewed in Iran.
The Iranian society regards divorce as a failure of the woman to uphold her religious and cultural obligations successfully. Despite women’s legal access to the divorce process, it is a subject that is still frowned upon by most. This goes to show how the holy matrimony itself is a reflection of women’s traditional role.
From my experience, I am familiar with how women are harmed more than men by the complex legal process under the Sharia and how determining who’s at fault for the break up of the marriage unfairly impacts women. Conservative traditions and religious beliefs
