A visual essay by Marco Barbieri
Iran:Remixed
Iran
A vision by Marco Barbieri
Since 1979, Iran has been an Islamic Republic, when the mass movement against the rule of the Shah turned into the only religious revolution of modern times. The Islamic Republic is a country of contradictions where people seem to always find a way to bypass laws. Alcohol is prohibited but finding it is not difficult. The hijab is mandatory for all women, still many Iranians wear it in the most discreet and almost invisible ways. Satellite is not allowed but every balcony seems to have one. Music is censored yet everyone seems to be listening to Iranian artists living abroad. Homosexuality is illegal, yet I have never been approached more often by men. In this Islamic Republic mosque attendance is one of the lowest in any Muslim country and finding someone calling himself an atheist is not difficult.
Photography and Words. Marco Barbieri
Traveller/s
Marco Barbieri
Photographer
Marco is an Italian/Czech photographer based in London. He has a keen interest on how urbanism, politics and religion and up shaping the lives of the people. He is interested in documenting how these forces affect the daily routine of the population and how, at the same time, life inevitably tends to go on as usual. This brought him to countries that do not exist (Nagorno-Karabakh), Islamic republics (Iran) and saw him embarking on a journey to a missing sea in Uzbekistan. He works with medium format film and digital.
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