Fine Art nominee

This is a series in the narrative fine-art mainly aimed to point out a paradox which is in the view of some people, particularly in the third world nations, regarding the issue of child-marriage which is a formal marriage or informal union entered into by an individual before reaching the age of the legally-prescribed marriageable age. The overwhelming majority of those affected by child-marriage are girls. The issue that has been concentrated in this series is the contrast between the inside and outside, appearance and soul of the forced-to-marry-bride. This series was named “Progeria” which is an extremely rare genetic disorder wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at a very early age. Those born with Progeria typically live to their mid-teens to early twenties. In fact, child marriage for girls is a kind of Progeria; at least in the nowadays world we live in. The photos were taken in an old pool, partially filled with water showing the unstable dark ground the victim roots in, making the feet skin wrinkled just like an aged woman; and empty frames on the wall as the symbol of vague dictated future expecting her. A forced-marriage is jumping from childhood to aftertime.

EXHIBITIONS

2015 Solo photography exhibition, "Progeria", Tehran, Iran.
2014 Group exhibition, "Ein-blick Zeitgenossische iranische kunst", Berlin, Germany.

PUBLICATIONS

2015 Asianews, "Two Photography Styles Combination: Narrative and Staged Photography", January 2015, Iran.
2014 (Persian) Deutsche Welle, "There is always a woman's footprint in my photographs", August 2014, Germany.
2014 Radio-zamaneh, "Zahra Khorami and Narrative Photography", July 2014, The Netherlands.
2014 IRNA, March 2014, Berlin, Germany.
2014 ICRO, April 2014, Iran.