Screenprint Series 01
Since I was young, I’ve always taken a deep interest in exploring my family history. Although detached from our 2000 years of integration into the fabric of Persian society, I seek to rediscover the world of Jewish life in Iran is through the photographs that have survived the journey to the United States. And over the past three years, I’ve spent innumerable hours scanning and organizing these images for preservation.
To a modern and over-stimulated teenager living in 21st century America, staring at 1x1 inch black and white images of a culture so far removed seems pointless and boring beyond belief; but when inspected closely, I was surprised to find images with stunning compositions and details. Some photographs are easily dateable based off simple clothing, orientation, and film markers. But among these lurk other images that, when taken out of context, seem to possess an ambiguous sense of timelessness and nostalgia.
By experimenting with different combinations of ink color, image scale, and resolution in the screenprints I make, I am hoping to bring new life, perspective, and accessibility to a past that is easy to forget about when we can be so focused on the present.
