Textonpractice

sara's text on practice

what have you been making?

previous nude project currently not working on it

three projects recently

eye project - 4 minute, about iran revolution

photo series - ambiguity - will work more on that - experiment on what colonialism mean, similarities with totalitarianism, but want now to focus on just one thing

youtube video series about my transformation and life changes - its in farsi now but thinking of making english version for non iranian people - 8 to 10 episodes on yt

another project - might be an abstract one - i dont want to be a political artist, want to escape that- making art without knowing what i am making

why you dont want to make political art?

i feel i can do so much more than that, i dont want to be identified with a political artist, i want to experiment other things too

what is the connection between these works you have made and the new one? they all have an underlying layer of political matter as a starting point - in the fourth one i am trying not to be political

how have you made these works so far?

all of them with my camera - sony alpha, sigma

first one - nude photography - alone, long term project, lot of practice, started at 13 yo

eye project - again long practice as i was not used to go out and shoot in the streets as in iran was so dangerous - challenging - pictures not just documentary but beautiful and poetic - suggested by a tutor - i tried and realised i was good at it, i am now so satisfied wiht how the images came out

third project - archive footage from my life and apartment in teheran

fourth one - still thinking, not sure, but with my camera for sure

what do you want to make next? already spoke about it a little, but maybe more in detail

ny photographer hasselblad ambassador - name: .... faragi (?) - photo series called in the dark of day, really inspired by it - works with shadows a lot - thinking of playing with colors in the city - make abstract photography with colors and shadows in the city - in relation with the ambiguity project maybe? - i just want to experiment what it's like to make something without thinking

do you have a specific process when you start a process? i observe a lot, i overthink, i start a project only when it's clear in my head, when i can clearly see it, i try to connect dots in my head together - works like photoshop - blank page and adding layers until the whole picture is made

why do you want to make this next abstract work?

i don't want to label myself, i need to get over labeling myself as a political artist - it is not a bad thing, but i now need to experiment more freely - i need to experiment myself and see what i am capable of

how are you gonna do that?

not picking out subjects - when i think about subjects i immediately go for political stuff, my whole practice so far has been revolving around political subjects and i think this is limiting me - it's having strong impact on my mental health, it makes me think of those things all the time and i dont want to do so anymore - i want to see what i can do, who i am besides all of my history and my background.

is writing a part of your practice? no its not, i feel i'm bad at writing in english but good in my mother tongue, but still writing in farsi is not part of my practice.