Digital print on Canson Rag Photographique 310gsm
42 × 59.4 cm
Edition of 25¦
Hoda Asfar’s series titled In Turn, was made in response to the feminist uprising that began in Iran in September 2022, following the death of 22-year-old Jina Amini. Amini had been arrested by Iran's morality police for not wearing the hijab in a way that they considered appropriate. The photographs are a tribute and a testament to collective action and collective grief. The women in the series are, like Afshar, Iranian Australians who have watched the protests unfold from afar. Dressed in black, they cluster together and braid each other's hair. This is a direct allusion to the images on social media of women in Iran defiantly discarding the veil, and to a practice common among Kurdish female fighters who plait each other's hair before heading into battle against the Islamic State. In Untitled 7, two doves are released. Often a symbol of peace, here they also reference grief felt by so many in Iran. When protesters are killed, their family and friends release birds into the sky. The twines of a plait are referred to as pichesh-e-moo in Farsi, meaning the turn or fold of the hair. A revolution is a turning point, but it is never without loss. In Turn was included in the South London Gallery’s 2024 exhibition, Acts of Resistance: Photography, Feminisms and the Art of Protest, organised in collaboration with the V&A. All proceeds from your purchase directly support the South London Gallery's programmes, keeping the gallery spaces accessible to all.
This artwork is available through South London Gallery
Digital print on Canson Rag Photographique 310gsm
42 × 59.4 cm
Edition of 25¦
Hoda Asfar’s series titled In Turn, was made in response to the feminist uprising that began in Iran in September 2022, following the death of 22-year-old Jina Amini. Amini had been arrested by Iran's morality police for not wearing the hijab in a way that they considered appropriate. The photographs are a tribute and a testament to collective action and collective grief. The women in the series are, like Afshar, Iranian Australians who have watched the protests unfold from afar. Dressed in black, they cluster together and braid each other's hair. This is a direct allusion to the images on social media of women in Iran defiantly discarding the veil, and to a practice common among Kurdish female fighters who plait each other's hair before heading into battle against the Islamic State. In Untitled 7, two doves are released. Often a symbol of peace, here they also reference grief felt by so many in Iran. When protesters are killed, their family and friends release birds into the sky. The twines of a plait are referred to as pichesh-e-moo in Farsi, meaning the turn or fold of the hair. A revolution is a turning point, but it is never without loss. In Turn was included in the South London Gallery’s 2024 exhibition, Acts of Resistance: Photography, Feminisms and the Art of Protest, organised in collaboration with the V&A. All proceeds from your purchase directly support the South London Gallery's programmes, keeping the gallery spaces accessible to all.
This artwork is available through South London Gallery
