Conceptual nominee

Description of work


Prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq during the 1980s caused Iranians immigrant and refugee to other countries. For marriage they select brides from their native country (Iran) by their family who paired bride and groom using only photographs and family recommendations of the possible candidates. A wedding party without groom and only with his picture and bride says “yes, I do.” via telephone. Then bride wishes this wedding brings her the best luck with her unseen husband and a little knowing about him. Brides immigrate to grooms’ residence country. Same as what happened in U.S.A in 20th century.

Nazli Abbaspour
Born in 1975, Tehran (IR)
Graduated in photography from Azad Islamic University, Tehran (IR)
solo Exhibitions
2006 “Nostalgia”, Nicol Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2003 “Bottle”, Atbin Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2003 “Dancing in the wind”, Atashzad Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2001 “Move and sudden”, Ershad Office of Karaj, Karaj (IR)
2001 Daryabeigi Gallery, Tehran (IR)
Group Exhibition
2019 "Daily Life" Afro Institue of the Asian Studies , Craz (Austria)
2019 "The Last Event Of" Mojdeh Art Gallery ,Tehran (IR)
2019 "Experiences in -3" Etemad Negarestan Gallery ,Tehran (IR)
2019 "Dame" Negah Art Gallery ,Tehran (IR)
2018 "Proxy1" Lyan Art Gallery.Dusseldorf (Germany)
2018 "Decopho" Maks Gallery (Collector).Tehran (IR)
2018 "Summer" Artibition .Tehran (IR)
2018 "Summer Photo Sale" Mojdeh Art Gallery.Tehran (IR)
2018 "Citoplasm" Hepta Gallery .Tehran (IR)
2018 " 15th The Annual Exhibition of Image Of the year, Tehran (IR)
2018 "+96" Afrand Galleri ,Tehran (IR)
2018 "Documentry Thought" , Afrand Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2017 "Co-Narrative" , Dena Gallery , Tehran (IR)
2017 "We Arn not alone" ,Surface_space, Tehran (IR)
2017 "A Tent _A work". Dena Gallery, Tehran(IR)
2017 "Iran,an open portfolio"-Kolga Festival-Georgia
2016 26 Photographers Exhibition in CerModern,Ankara2016 26 Photographers Exhibiton in Shirin Art Gallery.Tehran (IR)