Hashem Shakeri
1.Which of the artists many technical choices are of interest to you and why?
One of the things that grabs my in this series is how the people are surviving in this wasteland. In this particular region of Iran there was a drought and having put in fish in sand and a camel really help put emphasis on this idea I like the last two photos because regardless of these intense living conditions people are still living regularly. This is also doing a job of humanizing the middle east. The photo shows a picture of the family at the car and a man helping to clean and this is a different light from what we are used to seeing and showing people try to love normally against adverse living conditions.
2. What do you believe are the artists conceptual and/or thematic intentions?
He want's to really show the severity of this drought and wanted to show as well how people adjusted and lived through these conditions as well as how they affected this living environment for people. There is one photo in the series that simply showed tall grass on fire in the middle of the desert and that really made me personally feel dry. I think he did a good job of showing how harsh of a living condition this is but i also enjoy his photos of the people because people seem to be caring out there every day lives regardless of these intense conditions and shows how humans are resilient
3. How do you personally respond to these choices and intents?
I love how you can see and feel the dryness in these images. Shakeri really communicated the fact that were was a lac of water in many different ways through different images as well as showing that regardless of these things humans are still trying to carry on with their day to day life. I think that in light of the situation its also nice to see the image of the family at the car to me it just seems very peaceful and to me shows how humans are stubborn and determined to live in the environment present to us.
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