Shadi ghadirian biography of williams

Artist Statement

From the series Miss Butterfly ()
Fifteen photographs, each 27 ½ x 39 3/8 in. (70 x cm).
Courtesy of the artist.

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Artist Statement:
Miss Butterfly is going to meet the sun; as she is looking for a way out and reaching for the light, she becomes caught in a spider’s web.

Moved to compassion after observing Miss Butterfly’s grace and delicacy, the spider comes to an agreement with her. He tells her to bring one of the insects from the dark cellar and tie it up in the spider’s web for him.

Tehran-based Shadi Ghadirian is internationally acclaimed for her clever sculptures that comment on the lives of Iranian women.

Shadi Ghadirian is an Iranian photographer born in in Tehran.

Biography: Shadi Ghadirian (born , Tehran) received her BA in photography at Azad University, Tehran.

Iranian photographer, Shadi Ghadirian's work focuses on the women of her home country, particularly their place in what she calls Iran's “own unique system.”.

Shadi Ghadirian was among the first students to graduate in photography from the Azad University, Tehran.

In turn, the spider will show her the way out and lead her into the light. But after hearing the insects’ stories, Miss Butterfly feels pity for them and eventually returns to the spider empty-handed, with injured wings; and she makes herself caught in the web to be the spider’s food.

Impressed by her courage, the spider sets Miss Butterfly free and shows her the way out to meet the sun. Miss Butterfly calls all the other insects in the cellar to share her f