In his apartment you’ll find a world of objects; dissimilar, yet somehow pieced together in an orderly and coherent way. The furniture is secondary: objects used for illustration, rather than day-to-day use. Colours act as enhancements, supporting the surreal world soon to be captured by his camera. He finds his position and freezes. The shutter clicks.
This is just the beginning of the production process for AmirHossein Keihani. After his photo is taken comes the long process of manipulation that will result in the final image.
About seven years ago, Keihani was in dire need of self-expression. He had done drawings and paintings before, but had always found himself pulled away by other activities. Now, he was at a stage in his life when he really needed that outlet and so he began to capture images.
At first they were taken with a mobile phone – a quick and easy way to capture on the fly. Before long, he got a larger camera, created his scenes and started using digital techniques to realise his ideas.
Born and raised in Mashad, Iran, it’s not so much politics or religion that inspire his photography, but the intrinsic beauty of the culture. His characters (the majority of which are Keihani himself) are wrapped, tied, or enveloped in lace, threads, plants, text, cardboard, and swathes of cloth; they are Iran.
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