Maryam Mohammadi im artdepot 2022

maryam mohammadi was born in 1979 in tehran (iran). after studying photography and art history at the university of tehran, she also worked there as a lecturer in photography from 2003 to 2009. .

she works as a photographic artist with a focus on staged photography and as a curator. in many of her photographic works she refers to women in different cultural and social contexts and always puts herself in the picture.

since 2009 she has been living in graz, where she also works with joachim hainzl for the association "xenos - verein zur förderung der soziokulturellen vielfalt" (association for the promotion of socio-cultural diversity). the project "wir schaffen das!" (we can do it!) was implemented with the institut für kunst im öffentlichen raum steiermark (institute for art in public space styria), the kunsthaus graz , DIVAN - caritas steiermark and the antidiscrimination agency styria. it shows five afghan women living in graz, who formulate their personal plans for the future through strong gestures and unexpected accessories. they break with prejudices and mark their very individual goals. their self-portrayal proves feminist strength beyond cultural attribution. the title of the work refers to the famous words of angela merkel, who invoked the strong vision of a good future in a heterogeneous community during the migration summer of 2015.

"we can do it!"