Atoosa Farahmand & Oscar Hagberg: Not A Typical Persian Girl

A book about the conditions of women in Iran - a daily reality shaped by oppression, but also by resistance, strength and a refusal to be silenced

From the publisher:
With various expressions, the artists Atoosa Farahmand and Oscar Hagberg examine the conditions of women in Iran. In theIranian Revolution of 1979, women’s path to liberation and participation in society was brutally severed - a path which had been gradually opening over the preceding decades. Not only was democracy closed to women, it is now also forbidden for women to ride bicycles and motorcycles, to sing, and to watch football matches in a stadium. This artworks makes it clear that women’s power, will and humour cannot be stifled. We see women and girls who defy and fight. They fill their lives with protests in a constant struggle for equality and democracy. The publication Not A Typical Persian Girl will also be available at the exhibition, where all visitors will have the opportunity to delve into Iran's feminist history from 1850 to the present, read interviews, and view the artworks in the project.