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Farhad Ahrarnia b. 1971
Boko Haram no. 5, 2016Digital print heat-transferred onto cotton aida, hand embroidery, cotton and silk thread and needles35 x 25.5 cm
13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in
Framed dimensions: 56.5 x 47 cm
22 1/4 x 18 1/2 inRole-playing and performance, the perception of surface and the notion that appearances are skin deep are recurrent themes in Ahrania’s work. These images are of faked portraits of Boko Haram...Role-playing and performance, the perception of surface and the notion that appearances are skin deep are recurrent themes in Ahrania’s work. These images are of faked portraits of Boko Haram brides (images of much older, attractive individuals used in certain media outlets in order to gain attention and sympathies that the artist has taken from the internet.
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