Shirin Neshat
I hesitate to think of myself as a revolutionary. I don’t want to change the world – I’d rather deal with hearts and minds.
Shirin Neshat via Elle Magazine, 2017
Shirin Neshat (1957, Iran) is known for her sharp visual language that focuses on the female body as a battleground for ideology and as a source of power. By questioning and drawing attention to the relationship between the male and female, the individual and the collective, Neshat's highly charged images address the power structures within patriarchal Islamic societies.
