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The portraits

The old brides

In search of lost dreams

The old brides of the 1980s in Iran include women who lost their lovers in the war. Their faces are a sign of lost dreams and failures.

This collection depicts a part of my identity as a teenager during the war years, when the war suddenly made me old. Youth, excitement and recklessness have remained part of me to this day.

 

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