Dear Friends, During my susceptible youth, as a young student, I crossed swords with the architectural school in Tehran as they taught us about the construction of space. I sought a way to reconcile two radically different conceptions of the visual: the line and the spiral. In the 1970s, a wave of liberty and rebellion swept through the world. I was evolving in an “undisciplined” microcosm because of its creative nature; we were a mix of students from a variety of disciplines: sculpture, painting, photography, theater, architecture, music. Consequently, I had the opportunity of being exposed to different forms of artistic expression and not merely being limited to architectural studies. The teaching was inspired by that offered by professors steeped in Eastern culture from Italian and French universities. This “double” influence enriched my way of thinking and forged my perceptions. While Western esthetics focuses on the static line, Eastern perception follows the movement of intermingling spirals. The key point is where the spirals meet. My photographic work and my commitment to the teaching of the language of images are about the encounter between the Western line and the Eastern spiral. There lie the two reflections, intermingled and indivisible from my concept of photography. REZA
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:15:43 +0000
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