The Sausalito Center For The Arts, Artistic Freedom Initiative, and Diaspora Arts Connection are honored to present Standing in the Dust, Photography of Yalda Moaiery.
Join us as we welcome Yalda Moaiery to SCA and experience the power of her photography. The evening includes a Persian appetizer buffet and SCA’s no-host bar.
Every pivotal moment in our collective memory is tethered to a visual—a photograph, a soundbite, a video. Yalda Moaiery, over nearly two transformative decades, has been a key contributor to this visual archive, capturing the essence of major events and nuanced moments in Iran's contemporary history. Her lens offers us an unfiltered gaze into moments that might have otherwise been lost or overlooked.
Yalda's unwavering dedication and resilience have ensured her presence in the heart of Iran’s socio-political life, enabling her to document the societal shifts that words often fail to convey. Her photographs transcend mere representation; they embed themselves deeply within the collective consciousness, shaping perceptions of the crucial elements of daily existence.
Themes of repression, poverty, struggle, resistance, choice, daily life, courage, and resilience recur throughout Yalda’s body of work. These images are a testament to her worldview, her empathy, and her commitment to capturing the heartbeat of Iranian society. Each photograph is an emotional tapestry, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the stories of ordinary people whose lives demand to be witnessed.
In presenting her iconic photographs, Yalda invites us on a journey that transcends geography, religion, gender, and politics. Her work reveals a stark dichotomy of repression and resistance, often within a single frame. The lives of women, in particular, dominate her work, portraying a society in flux where the fight for freedom exacts a heavy toll.
Yalda Moayeri belongs to a generation of Iranian photojournalists whose sensitive visual chronicles of the past two decades have shaped our understanding of this era. Without their courageous work, many events, places, and emotions would be remembered differently. Each photograph in this series begins a story that unfolds in the viewer's mind, allowing for unique interpretations and a timeless engagement with the human experience.
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