Elaheh Abdolahabadi
Iran
ARTIST BIO
Elaheh Abdolahabadi (1988) always tries to react to the world through photography.
M.A. in Photography, University of Art, Tehran, Iran
B.A. in Photography, Art University of Esfahan, Iran
PROJECT STATEMENT
Another Place
“After long years of distance, it has been a while since I returned to my hometown and live here. While I'm walking in the city these days, everything seems extremely familiar and extremely strange at the same time. I don't have any sense of belonging to it. Right in the middle of my hometown, a place which should be the closest one to me, I'm a stranger who occasionally loses track of time and place.
It is as if I'm standing in the middle of the dark, hunting for a light which enlightens my path; however, I don't see any light. All I can do is shine a light on the body of this city with my camera flash. Maybe with the help of these lights, I can accept the city as my hometown again. These photos are the narration of my conflict to accept this place as my hometown. It's an ongoing project.” – Elaheh Abdolahabadi
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that the Exposure Photography Festival is situated on land adjacent to where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. The traditional Blackfoot name of this place is “Moh’kins’tsis”, which we now call the City of Calgary. This is the traditional Treaty 7 territory of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. It is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We honour and acknowledge all Nations, who live, work and play in Moh’kins’tsis, help steward this land, and honour and celebrate this territory.