Untitled, from the series “Its Hard to Kill”. 2017
My parents have only a few photos of themselves from before the Islamic Revolution in Iran. My obsession with these photos, and with the photos we do not have, led to this project: It’s Hard to Kill.
A few years after the Revolution, my father burned a lot of photos that referenced his membership in a specific political party before 1979. He and others burned these photos due to the risk of being arrested.
I rebuilt these memories, although they are not directly mine. I heard them, and I live their consequences. I explore the idea of prosthetic memory, accessing the memories of my father through this burning of old family photographs. I have collected photographs from other families and reproduced them, before treating them with fire.
I try to establish a relationship between the real world and the prosthetic world. A video that hint at the burning process, even if recreated and fictional is a part of this project.
Untitled, from the series “Its Hard to Kill”. 2017
My parents have only a few photos of themselves from before the Islamic Revolution in Iran. My obsession with these photos, and with the photos we do not have, led to this project: It’s Hard to Kill.
A few years after the Revolution, my father burned a lot of photos that referenced his membership in a specific political party before 1979. He and others burned these photos due to the risk of being arrested.
I rebuilt these memories, although they are not directly mine. I heard them, and I live their consequences. I explore the idea of prosthetic memory, accessing the memories of my father through this burning of old family photographs. I have collected photographs from other families and reproduced them, before treating them with fire.
I try to establish a relationship between the real world and the prosthetic world. A video that hint at the burning process, even if recreated and fictional is a part of this project.
Untitled, from the series “Its Hard to Kill”. 2017
My parents have only a few photos of themselves from before the Islamic Revolution in Iran. My obsession with these photos, and with the photos we do not have, led to this project: It’s Hard to Kill.
A few years after the Revolution, my father burned a lot of photos that referenced his membership in a specific political party before 1979. He and others burned these photos due to the risk of being arrested.
I rebuilt these memories, although they are not directly mine. I heard them, and I live their consequences. I explore the idea of prosthetic memory, accessing the memories of my father through this burning of old family photographs. I have collected photographs from other families and reproduced them, before treating them with fire.
I try to establish a relationship between the real world and the prosthetic world. A video that hint at the burning process, even if recreated and fictional is a part of this project.
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Fatemeh Baigmoradi (born in 1984) is an artist born and raised in Iran. In 2012, Baigmoradi moved to USA. She received her Master of Arts in photography at University of New Mexico in 2017, and in 2008 she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography at University of Tehran. The themes of loss and identity define much of the work that she has made. These themes emerge both directly and indirectly. Transitions in her life, both physical and emotional, have been critical in her work. Since 2005, she has participated in several exhibitions and photo festivals in different countries, including United States, Iran, England, France and China.