PORTRAIT OF IRAN - MAMAD MOSSADEGH

Photographic Exhibition - Introduction

Venue:

St. Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford.

Dates:

6 -13 July 2005.

Organised by:

The Iran Heritage Foundation and the Oriental Institute (University of Oxford) in association with St. Antony's College.

Curated by:

Mamad Mossadegh.

Introduction:

Mamad Mossadegh is a British/Iranian photographer who grew up in London, England since the age of eight. He gained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. His work has appeared in magazines such as Time Out London, Touch, Hot Shoe, Photo, and the British Journal of Photography amongst many others.

Mamad returned to Iran in 1993 and embarked on several extensive expeditions into remote rural parts of the Iranian landscape. There he aimed to capture on film, the remarkable faces of the inhabitants of the villages he travelled through. 'Most of his subjects are photographed against a plain background in order to draw the viewers' attention to the subjects' faces and costumes and not allow the surroundings to be distracting. Each of their faces speaks a thousand words.'

A selection of these photographs are being shown in this exhibition at St. Antony's College. All the images in the exhibition can be viewed on this website by clicking on 'Photogallery' on the left hand column of this page.

Admission free

How to order:

The photographs in the exhibition plus other photographs by Mamad can be purchased directly from the artist. The framed photographs in the exhibition are available for sale at a special discount of 15% plus framing and shipping costs. For prices, terms and conditions, please see www.portraitofiran.com or contact the artist at mamadm@gmail.com.

Enquiries:

The Iran Heritage Foundation, 5 Stanhope Gate, London W1K 1AH. 44 20 7493 4766 (tel), 44 20 7499 9293 (fax), info@iranheritage.org.

Conference:

This exhibition is being presented in conjunction with a conference entitled Private Live and Public Faces in Modern Iran at St. Antony's College.