Migrantes

Photographic Exhibition : Portraits of iranian women in exile across the world.

Project visual Migrantes
Failed
24
Contributions
05/15/2015
End date
€1,535
Out of €3,780
40 %

Migrantes

<p> This project is about iranian women in exile across the world. It started in Paris in 2003 and I have the opportunity to follow up at New-York for 3 months. An exposition will present this work at Arles, France, end of 2015. A second exposition will be organised in 2016.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <em>On September 29th , seven thirty Paris time, by passing door B371 of Charles De Gaulle's airport, I officially set foot on European Union's land.</em></p> <p> <em>A grey sky, clear skins...</em></p> <p> <em>A few hours later, few degrees lower, some events, souvenirs, memories, some galaxies further, I fall into the distance.</em></p> <p> <em>Its technical term is Exile.</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Ex-7-1426026027" height="477" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/172158/Ex-7-1426026027.jpg" width="477"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  At least 4 million Iranians live outside of Iran. In 2009, the International Monetary Fund announced that Iran is the first among the 91 countries under development in level of elite's migration.</p> <p> This project is intended as an atlas of modern Iranians women in exile.</p> <p>  </p> <p> I started in 2013 by installing a small studio around Place d'Italie in Paris. I invite some Parisian-Iranians to drink a coffee together, to talk about their journey's story and how they arrived here, why, what means the concept of territory for them, the identity, the modern life style. During this meeting, I am behind my camera and the guest in front of my lens. Time to time I shoot, some of these moments are fixed on a white background.</p> <p> <img alt="Topos-9203-1426025887" height="446" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/172155/Topos-9203-1426025887.jpg" width="357"></p> <p>  </p> <p> In the end of 2014, after my graduation from National Superior School of Photography (<a href="http://www.ensp-arles.fr/" target="_blank">ENSP</a>), I began following two young Iranians-Parisians girls with my camera in a more documentary way. Setare who had already come to my studio the first time and Maryam who has just arrived in Paris. I let them to take us (my camera and me) throughout their life in Paris, permitting us to be the witness of these moments.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="_mg_6876-1426025951" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/172156/_MG_6876-1426025951.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> In 2015 I go to New-York to continue these series by a volume in New-York through a Post graduation program at <a href="http://icp.org/" target="_blank">ICP (International Center of Photography)</a>.</p> <p> The ideal objective of this project is to develop this research everywhere on this planet to narrate these Iranians women without borders.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="_mg_7782-1426025778" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/172153/_MG_7782-1426025778.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> You can see my previous work here : <a href="http://sajede.com" target="_blank">Sajede</a></p> <p>  </p>

Allocation of funds

<p> This is the cost to finalise the project. My location in New-York has just been cancelled, so lodging represent quite an amount :</p> <p>  </p> <p> Lodging : 3*1000=3000 euros</p> <p> Transports inside USA : 600 euros</p> <p> Flight Paris-NY : 600 euros</p> <p> Visa + Application Center : 300 euros</p> <p> Printings for the exhibition : 1600 euros</p> <p> Exhibition logistics (artwork and myself) : 400 euros</p> <p> Survival Tools (imprévus et impondérables) : 500 euros</p> <p> Project costs : 7000 euros</p> <p>  </p> <p> I will pay myself half of the costs and I ask a participative financement for <strong>50% of project costs</strong>, for an amount of <strong>3780 euros</strong> with the commission.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Half of the project costs : 3500 euros</p> <p> Commission Kiss Kiss Bank Bank 8% : 280 euros</p> <p> <strong>Total : 3780 euros</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> If the fund raising goes beyond my dream, it will help me to start a third part in India. The ideal of this project is to have a global portrait of iranian women in exile.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="_mg_7937-1426025801" height="509" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/172154/_MG_7937-1426025801.jpg" width="340"></p>

Rewards

€5

A postcard of the 2015 exhibition

Estimated delivery: January 2016

€30

Invitation to the opening 2015 + included previous contributions

€45

Invitation and postcard of 2016 exhibition + included previous contributions

€100

A print (at choice on 10 pictures) of a limited serie « kiss kiss bank bank » 20x30 cm + included previous contributions

€400

A print (at choice on 10 pictures) of a limited serie « kiss kiss bank bank » 30x40 cm + included previous contributions

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