Amid protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, artist Shirin Neshat's work takes on a new significance.
The New York City-based artist Shirin Neshat typically calls her mother in Iran via WhatsApp every day. But lately, that communication has been cut substantially, as the government of Neshat’s home country has limited citizens’ access to the Internet amid one of the nation’s most significant uprisings since the mid 2000s.
For Neshat—whose work has for decades explored issues of power, religion, race, and gender—watching the revolt from abroad has been extremely difficult. On a recent Zoom she says she’s been glued to her phone, her television, and her computer, hoping for whatever information she can get from her family while telecommunications are being curbed or fully blocked by the government.
“The world has been going through such a difficult time, between the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the rise of conservatism, nothing makes sense,” she says. “What makes this time different is, There’s another bit of context that makes these uprisings in Iran so unique and distinct: the involvement of women, many of whom are young leaders in the movement and have demonstrated by sitting in public spaces unveiled and unmoving, even when taunted or harassed.
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