Barbad Golshiri
Curriculum Mortis. 2015
Tombstones and grave markers of people, artists, writers and poets dear to the artist. Golshiri operates as a bibliotaph: below the tombstones he hides references, scriptures, writings, all waiting to be remembered, to be dug up.
© Photo: Courtesy Barbad Golshiri
and Aaran Gallery, Tehran
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