“Shahnameh” (977-1010 AD) is the title of Ferdowsi’s epic that describes mythical events enriched with historical elements, spanning from the creation of the world to the conquest of Persia by the Muslim Arabs. Its purpose is to preserve the memory, culture, and language of the Persians, aiming to pass them on to new generations who will use them to create a better world.
This work takes the form of a diary that recounts the life of my father. Darius was born in Iran and, like Rostam (the main character of the epic), attempted with his companions to overthrow the monarchy to establish democracy.
The photos and files are arranged in chronological order, structured into three phases: childhood, the 1979-1981 revolution against the Shah, and finally, his settlement in Greece. This homage to a “fugitive” tries to balance between his two homelands, serving as a document about a political situation of the last century that could not be more current.
Bio: Ariana Darvish-Tabar is a Greek-Iranian photographer born and raised in Greece. She studied History at the University of Ioannina and then photography at Focus School of Photography in Athens. After completing her studies, she attended photography seminars with Greek and foreign photographers.
She has participated in various group exhibitions and festivals in Greece and abroad, some of which are the OFF BRATISLAVA, METANOIA, THE OCTOBER SHOW (IFAC arts gallery), FESTIVART.In her works she seeks to combine personal elements and experiences with historical documents together with archival material, while simultaneously exploring and experimenting with the individual and their relationship with the environment that surrounds them.
