Concept - My theme for this strand is one of identity and recognition, I am going to experiment with blanking out the face and covering up people's identity so you cannot recognise them. Amirali Ghasemi (born 20 August 1980) is an Iranian graphic designer, media artist, and curator. He is most famous as the founder and director of Parkingallery. In the series Tehran Remixed Amirali Ghasemi shows young urban Iranians socializing, their faces and other areas of exposed skin blanked out to protect their identities. The social activities depicted seem as though they could be happening in any city around the world. Yet the fact that the identities of the participants in these seemingly ordinary acts must be so starkly concealed underscores how specific the situation is to Iran. This artists work relates to my concept of identity because his work is particularly focused on protecting the identity and concealing the identity of the people in his photographs. I took a series of photos inspired by Ghasemi's work exhibiting youth socializing like in Ghasemi's work. I also took the photos using flash as that seems to be how Ghasemi takes his photos. These are my chosen photos for this strand.
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