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Prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq during the 1980s caused Iranians immigrant and refugee to other countries. For marriage they select brides from their native country (Iran) by their family who paired bride and groom using only photographs and family recommendations of the possible candidates. A wedding party without groom and only with his picture and bride says “yes, I do.” via telephone. Then bride wishes this wedding brings her the best luck with her unseen husband and a little knowing about him. Brides immigrate to grooms’ residence country. Same as what happened in U.S.A in 20th century.

About author:

Nazli Abbaspour
Born in 1975, Tehran (IR)
Graduated in photography from Azad Islamic University, Tehran (IR)
Member of Iranshahr photo Society
Member of Institute for Promotion of Visual Arts
Member of National Iranian Photographer’s Society

Solo Exhibitions
2006 “Nostalgia”, Nicol Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2003 “Bottle”, Atbin Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2003 “Dancing in the wind”, Atashzad Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2001 “Move and sudden”, Ershad Office of Karaj, Karaj (IR)
2001 Daryabeigi Gallery, Tehran (IR)

Group Exhibition
2019 "Daily Life" Afro Institue of the Asian Studies , Craz (Austria)
2019 "The Last Event Of" Mojdeh Art Gallery ,Tehran (IR)
2019 "Experiences in -3" Etemad Negarestan Gallery ,Tehran (IR)
2019 "Dame" Negah Art Gallery ,Tehran (IR)
2018 "Proxy1" Lyan Art Gallery.Dusseldorf (Germany)
2018 "Decopho" Maks Gallery (Collector).Tehran (IR)
2018 "Summer" Artibition .Tehran (IR)
2018 "Summer Photo Sale" Mojdeh Art Gallery.Tehran (IR)
2018 "Citoplasm" Hepta Gallery .Tehran (IR)
2018 " 15th The Annual Exhibition of Image Of the year, Tehran (IR)
2018 "+96" Afrand Galleri ,Tehran (IR)
2018 "Documentry Thought" , Afrand Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2017 "Co-Narrative" , Dena Gallery , Tehran (IR)
2017 "We Arn not alone" ,Surface_space, Tehran (IR)
2017 "A Tent _A work". Dena Gallery, Tehran(IR)
2017 "Iran,an open portfolio"-Kolga Festival-Georgia
2016 26 Photographers Exhibition in CerModern,Ankara (Turkey)
2016 26 Photographers Exhibiton in Shirin Art Gallery.Tehran (IR)
2015 Participating in Art for Peace Exhibition, Niavaran Museum
2015 Participating in One Day Art Fair, Gallery 6
2012 Tbilisi Photo Festival, Tbilisi (GR)
2010 The Annual Exhibition of Image Of the year, Tehran (IR)
2010 “Within”, Homa Art Gallery, Tehran (IR)
2008 The 14th Annual Photo Exhibition of Iranian Photographers Center, Tehran (IR)
2007 Inner eye – Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran (IR)
2006 The Annual Exhibition of Image Of the year, Tehran (IR)
2006 Iranshahr PhotoSociety – Artists’ Forum, Tehran (IR)

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