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Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti: Corona, an opportunity for world solidarity
11-6-2020
Iranian photographer, Gohar Dashti, said she believed the coronavirus pandemic presented an opportunity to inspire solidarity and an incentive to make human beings realize their mutual responsibility and understand that they are all on the same boat. Dashti voiced hope that people in wealthy countries, will acknowledge that they are not unaffected by the suffering of others around the globe. “We see war in the media and think it has nothing to do with us, and that it is Afghanistan’s or Yemen’s problem, but what’s happening now shows that it has to do with all of us (…). We cannot remain silent,” Dashti maintained. Speaking in an interview with AFP, Dashti pointed out that she created a collection of artworks tackling the relationship between nature and migrants living in exile and who endure war and social traumas. “It is good to understand the relationship between the world, economy and nature, and maybe this pandemic has given us the chance to think about all these issues again,” she expounded, adding that, for 15 years, she has used this relationship between nature in her collections exhibited worldwide, namely prestigious permanent collections. (An Nahar, June 9, 2020)
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