This 1998 video installation was directed by Iranian-American visual artist and director Shirin Neshat. The singers are played by Shoja Azari (though the voice is that of Shahram Nazeri) and the amazing vocalist and composer Sussan Deyhim. If you want to watch the same video on YouTube, go here: [link] And to help you make sense of it all, here is a great essay about the piece by director Atom Egoyan: [link].
Just this year, Shirin Neshat won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for her feature film debut "Women Without Men", co-directed by Shoja Azari (who also wrote the screenplay).
Beautifull.I saw it in "La beauté" exhibition in Avignon, France.It was showed in a church..The Video with the man singing was on a side and in front of there was the women alone.It makes so much sense..
Thanks for the post!!
Posted by: anne | November 30, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Thanks for the post
Posted by: anne | November 30, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Thank you for posting this, Shirin's work is peerless. I can't wait to see her film, "Women Without Men".
Posted by: vmd™ | November 30, 2009 at 01:58 PM