group exhibition (22 June - 01 July)
Abbas Kiarostami , Ebrahim Golestan , Jafar Panahi , Kamran Shirdel , Nasser Taghvai , Majid Barzegar
“Photography is fundamentally subversive, not when it frightens, repulses or even stigmatises, but we it thinks”, Roland Barthes. A photograph needs to be narrative; it has the genius of its own that makes people think. The photograph conveys the internal cold to the audience and heats up the environment. It helps audiences’ mind to exercise and create stories. The photograph is universal and can result in knowledge, passes through the time or even hold it. Knowledge can be the outcome of this observation. This exhibition presents stunning works by prominent contemporary filmmakers to the world. Comparing their inspiring artworks to an ocean, these can be considered just a drop of it. These photographs narrate myriad stories and reveal the world along the window of imagination and illusion. “The invention of photography has divided the history into two parts.” Roland Barthes says in his Camera Lucida CAMA proudly invites you for observation and insight. CAMA Gallery July 2018 Tehran AVA Ultimately, Photography is subversive, not when it frightens, repels, or even stigmatizes, but when it is pensive, when it thinks. - Roland Barthes A photograph needs to be narrative: it has the genius of its own that makes people think. The photograph conveys the internal cold to the audience and heats up the environment. It helps audiences’ mind to exercise and create stories. The photograph is universal. It can result in knowledge, pass through the time or even hold it. Knowledge can be an outcome from this observation. This exhibition presents stunning works by prominent contemporary filmmakers to the world. Comparing their inspiring artworks to an ocean, these can be considered just a drop of it. These photographs narrate myriad stories and reveal the world along the window of imagination and illusion. “The advent of the Photograph divides the history of the world.” Roland Barthes says in his Camera Lucida Book. CAMA proudly invites you to this exhibition for observation and insight. July 2018 Tehran
Abbas Kiarostami (b. 1940) Untitled
Signed Print on canvas 105 x 157 x 2 cm
Abbas Kiarostami (b. 1940) Untitled
Signed Print on canvas 50 x 70 x 2 cm
Ebrahim Golestan (b. 1922) Untitled
Signed Print on paper 23.5 x 36.5 cm
Majid Barzegar (b. 1972) Birds
Signed, 2016 Print on photographic paper 65 x 105 cm
Majid Barzegar (b. 1972) Winter
Signed, 2018 Print on photographic paper 100 x 100 cm
Nasser Taghvai (b. 1941) Dust Storm 01
Abr o Bad o Mah o Meh Signed, 2010 Print on canvas 120 x 80 cm
Nasser Taghvai (b. 1941) Dust Storm 02
Abr o Bad o Mah o Meh Signed, 2010 Print on canvas 120 x 80 cm
Nasser Taghvai (b. 1941) Koohrang
Abr o Bad o Mah o Meh Signed, 2010 Print on canvas 120 x 80 cm