The establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 meant
women were forced to wear the hijab and photographs of them
uncovered were forbidden. As a result, many photographers' studios
were burnt to the ground, while remaining archives of invaluable
glass-plate negatives were left to moulder in attics. Parisa
Damandan spent over ten years accumulating an impressive collection
of pioneering photographs from the early twentieth century, in her
hometown of Isfahan. Recently emancipated women posing in various
state of dress, Polish war refugees on their tortuous journey home
after fleeing the Nazis, men in fashionable hats or in traditional
turbans and cloaks - these portraits offer a remarkable window on
the changing face of Iranian society during a period of transition
from a traditional to a modern culture. Alongside these stunning
images are essays on the development of portraiture in Isfahan, the
social dimensions of portrait photography in Iran, and the power of
the gaze.
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