Maryam Najd, Nation Wide Protest – Hannaneh, 2023

Maryam Najd (1965) has roots in Tehran, but since 1992 Antwerp has been both her home and her workplace. Her work ranges from purely abstract — using subtle colour gradients — to thematically figurative. What at first appear to be divergent concerns turn out to be two sides of the same coin.

In 2022, Mahsa Amini dies in her cell after being arrested for improperly wearing her hijab. Her death sparks months of protests in Iran, inspiring Maryam Najd to create the Nation Wide Protest (2023). The series depicts women’s hairstyles on a wig stand; the faces are absent, leaving only the hair to speak to the woman’s identity.

Maryam Najd, Nation Wide Protest – Hannaneh, 2023

30 x 40 cm, giclée print
Edition of 15 + 5 AP
Signed and numbered by the artist

€ 750 (incl. VAT)