Check out the Sahar Abolghasemi thesis exhibition: ‘The Bruised Sun’
Sahar Abolghasemi’s thesis exhibition “The Bruised Sun” presents a series of iconoclastic mixed-media artworks that respond to the pressures and challenges endured by women in Middle Eastern countries. Inspired by Persian feminist poets, Abolghasemi (M.F.A. photography) offers “the bruised sun” as a metaphor for the women whose lives have been controlled by the oppressive patriarchal system of post-Islamic Revolution Iran, which has dimmed and obscured their inner light.
In her black-and-white self-portraits, Abolghasemi looks directly into the camera, confronting these issues head on and testifying her own lived experience while also expressing sympathy and humanizing the rage — and hope — felt by kindred women.
Location: Trois Gallery, 1600 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA.
Date: Now through Wednesday, March 23.
Gallery hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.