Lot 132: Mania Akbari (Iranian, b. 1974)

Mania Akbari (Iranian, b. 1974)
THIS IS MANIA. THIS IS NOT MANIA
signed in Farsi, numbered and dated '2/3 2009' (on the reverse)
photographic print on canvas
33¾ x 85½in. (86 x 217cm.)
Executed in 2007, printed in 2009, this work is number two from an edition of three

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A prominent actor and director in Iranian cinema, Mania Akbari's photographic self portraits show her in numerous guises, acting out various roles, questioning attitudes on morality, on modernity and tradition, and on identity, both as felt by the subject and as percieved by the onlooker.
As a film maker Akbari has won several prizes from various film festivals including the Venice Film Festival in 2004, Nantes International Film Festival and Kerala International Film Festival, India, in 2007.