- Title
- I am becoming German
- Creator
- Moradi, Maziar
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Visual art work
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/157621
- Identifier
- vital:11651
- Abstract
- 19th August-17th September 2017 I am becoming German (Ich Werde Deutsch) pictures young people, who were forced to leave their countries to start a new life as immigrants in Germany, as well as those who were born in Germany but have grown up under influence of their family's cultural background. The work is based on the impressions, fears, experiences, fates and losses of the young immigrants, by focusing on the individual circumstances of their lives. Maziar Moradi uses staged photographic portraits as the framework to capture and visualise their stories. He lets the immigrants re-enact key scenes of personal developments, dramatic experiences or turning points in their lives and thereby letting the individuals become the actors in their own narratives. Through drama, wit and humour these stories of personal experiences tell about the protagonists' great effort to become "German" and to establish a new life in a foreign country. Shown as part of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale Image: Maziar Moradi, Without Title, 2008, Fine Art Print, 100 x 125cm. Courtesy the artist.
- Publisher
- Post Office Gallery, Federation University Australia, Ballarat
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1905 Visual Arts and Crafts
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