Photography Curator Shows Iran Beyond Its Politics

Virginia Abbott

 

When we think of Iran today, we might think about the nuclear deal or hostage crisis. We think less of its poetry, its art and its breathtaking landscapes.

MaryAm Ghadiri is Iranian. She arrived in the United States a few years ago to pursue a masters’ at Purdue University in Indiana. She discovered that when she introduced herself as Iranian, more often than not, people were totally ignorance of her country beyond its politics.