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Iranian Girl In Conflict and Consent
Natalie Abbassi is an Iranian-American artist based in North Carolina. In a series of self-portraits entitled “In conflict and consent”, Abbassi explores the relationship between her two different identities: This project is a series of self portraits exploring who I am, both as an American and as an Iranian, through photographs. It has always been […]
11 Nov 11

Natalie Abbassi is an Iranian-American artist based in North Carolina. In a series of self-portraits entitled “In conflict and consent”, Abbassi explores the relationship between her two different identities:

This project is a series of self portraits exploring who I am, both as an American and as an Iranian, through photographs. It has always been a struggle for me to explain myself, who I truly am, and how I should or shouldn’t act in given situations. I feel that maybe these photographs will answer some questions. Questions people might have, or even questions I have for myself as a person who has lived with two cultures her whole life. Sometimes I feel confused, proud, and sometimes even awkward about how to simply deal with the differences of the two parts that make me.

 

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