Creating a Memorial Portrait: Say Their Names Art Project Collective

Instagram often throws up interesting opportunities. I came across ‘Say Their Name’ via other artists I followed. Anahita Revazani-Rad, acclaimed Iranian born artist started this collaborative project following the protests of autumn 2022.

I contacted Anahita to get involved, she emailed me over a PDF with photographs and details about Mohammad-Hossein Faraji. I chose to work from the portrait phot and to use a muted palette. In the background I scratched into the wall ‘Say Their Names’. Working on this memorial portrait was emotional. Mohammad-Hossein Faraji was just 18 years old when he went missing.

The project acts as a travelling memorial with portrait shrines, for the protesters who were buried without memorial or ceremony. For further details, or to get involved, contact Anahita Rezvani-Rad (link below).

REFERENCE /LINKS

Say Their Name — Anahita Rezvani-Rad

Saytheirnames art project (@saytheirnames_artproject) • Instagram photos and videos

The Art Newspaper article Iranian artist stages collaborative work outside Tate Modern commemorating recent victims of Khamenei’s regime (theartnewspaper.com)