The Greenness of a Mosque
My current project consists of a series of 2D animations which focus on the lack of social mobility among the Afghan community in Iran who originally fled the conflict in Afghanistan about four decades ago. A new Afghan generation of children and grandchildren was born into a similar if not worse socio-political climate than their parents and grandparents faced in Iran due to racism, despite being born in Iran. The Greenness of a Mosque depicts the Afghan mothers whose children decided to go to the war in Syria on a promise that their families would receive money and the right to remain in Iran. The story is driven from my lived experiences in Iran.
2021
animation (1 min 52 sec)
IP2115
Text & images © Orna Kazimi
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Portrait of Orna Kazimi by Adele Watts
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