shadi ghadirian

work by shadi ghadirian. see more here.

[all shadi ghadirian. from the series like everyday. 2000.]

mahmoud bakhshi moakhar

work by mahmoud bakhshi moakhar. see more here.

[top to bottom: verdicts of "looking". 2008. national auto mobile! 2005. rosegarden. 2008.]

reza aramesh

reza aramesh uses elements of performance, photography, film, to create often unsettling dialogues between different cultural contexts and systems of power. see more here.

[all reza aramesh. top to bottom: reza aramesh i am a believer. a world without boarders, action 58 (photograph by atlanta rascher). between the eye and the object falls the shadow.]

mohammad ghazali

work by mohammad ghazali. see more here.

[all mohammad ghazali. from the warrior collection. 2008.]

farhad moshiri + shirin aliabadi

farhad moshiri + shirin aliabadi's 'operation supermarket.' re-branded products and packages as a discourse on capitalism. see more here.

[all farhad moshiri + shirin aliabadi. operation supermarket. 2006.]

shirana shahbazi

from the project 'flowers, fruits and portraits' by shirana shahbazi. see more here.

[all shirana shahbazi. top to bottom: schaedel-01-2007. frucht-02-2007. mineral-04-2007.]

shirin aliabadi

work by shirin aliabadi. take a peek at more here.

[all shirin aliabadi. from the series girls in cars.]

anoush abrar

anoush abrar's project about young women "obsessed by the glory of hollywood" who make their way to los angeles to hopefully become stars. see more of anoush's work here.

[all anoush abrar. from the series californication. top to bottom: untitled. jennifer. angie.]

maria kheirkhah

these are by iranian-born, u.k.-based artist maria kheirkhah, from her project portraits of a suspect. "with a strong knowledge of both european and middle eastern cultures, kheirkhah manages to address the misconceptions and outline the parallels between them." see more of maria's stuff here.

[all maria kheirkhah. from the series portraits of a suspect. 2006.]