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June 29, 2009

Felt Memories

Last week I went to Bita Ghezelayagh?s first solo exhibition in London. It featured a collection of felt capes. She treats her felt capes as canvasses on which she expresses her memories of growing up in Iran. She was brought up in Tehran where she lived through the Iranian revolution of 1979 and Iran-Iraq war (1980-88). She is heavily influenced by post-revolutionary visual popular culture.

A thousand and one metal keys, crowns, tulips and images of a renowned Iran-Iraq war hero printed onto metal tags are sewn onto the garments. She combines these with Iranian slogans ? such as "Martyrdom is the Key to Paradise".

Bita Ghezelayagh says: "making my first designs, and travelling around Iran searching for the best techniques, I came across a display of felt shepherds? capes in a provincial bazaar. They hung inertly, heavily, a reminder of earthy tradition amid the gaudy consumer goods, and were a poignant validation of Joseph Beuys? elevation of felt into art."

Posted by mehrdad at 01:54 PM | Art |

June 26, 2009

ET look-alike 2

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I found this ET look-alike in Hampstead Heath.

>> Here is another one in Gower Street

Posted by mehrdad at 11:58 AM | Look-alikes |

June 18, 2009

Candlelight vigil

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Posted by mehrdad at 10:56 AM | Politics 2009 |

June 16, 2009

Twitter and Iran

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I am eagerly following #iranelection twitter topic. It seems that Twitter is the best place for up-to-date information (and rumours) on Iran. There are new tweets every second, many from people inside Iran, posting continual updates with their mobile phones. It is really quite amazing how fast news is spreading. News of violence and unrest are being published seconds after they occur for the world to see.

Here is a small Twitter list from Iran which have a constant stream of updates and links to photos and videos:
http://twitter.com/persiankiwi
http://twitter.com/madyar
http://twitter.com/iranelections

Posted by mehrdad at 11:35 AM | Politics 2009 |

June 09, 2009

The Son of Man

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Max's version of Ren? Magritte's The Son of Man. Max will be 10 in August.

Posted by mehrdad at 04:23 PM | Max's Corner |

June 01, 2009

Good or Evil

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Good or Evil : an East London graffiti.

>> Click here to view more Street Art in London

Posted by mehrdad at 09:49 AM | Street Art |