Shamsia Hassani’s journey as a graffiti artist began with her exploration of the ways in which art could be put to use to cover up the physical reminders of war. The destroyed walls and buildings acted as her canvas, making her art accessible to ordinary people for whom museum trips or exhibitions is a rarity. Despite …
Fatimah Hossaini is an Afghan artist, photographer, curator, exhibitioner and a fashion photographer in Afghanistan. She is the founder of Mastooraat Organisation which works for women, art, youth and peace. Through her photographs, she pushes the boundaries on cultural norms in the country. Art for her is a medium through which she can convey the beauty of …
Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan’s most well known singers, braves death threats and endures scrutiny every time she returns to her birthplace to perform. She is not only a popular singer, but is also an advocate of women’s rights and a voice for the hardships that Afghan women undergo. Despite the threat to her life, …
For Rada Akbar, art is the medium through which she expresses her own thoughts and the grim reality surrounding her life living as a woman in Afghanistan. Starting her career in visual arts as a painter, she now uses photography to narrate stories and document the life of Afghan people, specifically women. If for the Taliban …
Film maker and activist, Sahraa Karimi was the first woman to head Afghan Film back in 2019. She is also a director, and her debut feature, Hava, Maryam, Ayesha, a women-centric project, was the first fully Afghan production in a long time. The movie was filmed entirely in Kabul in Afghanistan and the cast consisted of …
Sara Barackzay is 24-year-old animation artist and one of the very first and few in her country to follow animation arts professionaly. For Barackzay, who lost her hearing as a child, animation was a universal language which presented her with a world full of possibilities. Despite the lack of support from her extended family members, she left Afghanistan …
Lida Abdul is the first artist from her country to represent Afghanistan at the 51st edition of the Venice Biennale in 2005. Her art explores issues of migration, remembrance and memory through performance and video. Born in Kabul but forced to leave her country with her family after Soviet invasion, Abdul’s work provides a thorough examination of …
Afghan women have been one of the most proficient weavers of hand-made rugs of intricate design for thousands of years. It was in 1979, soon after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that the usuals floral motifs were replaced with images of ammunition and war scenes. Iconography in propaganda leaflets that were dropped from U.S. military …
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