Woman, Life, Freedom: T. E. S.
Having lived under Iran’s dark political system, a religious autocratic dictatorship that doesn’t resemble any other on Earth, it was a great epiphany for T.E.S. to witness the inconceivable bravery of Iranian citizens, especially women, rising up against four decades of gender apartheid and inhumane brutality with the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement.
Translations inscribed across multiple languages amplify the voices of freedom fighters within Iran. The pleading message of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement emerges in sharp contrast to the tombstone design that T.E.S. enshrines in these Mihrab-style windows. The artist encourages you to consider the global and personal connections of this movement. Consider their heartfelt plea; raising their hands and pleading for yours in strength and support.
This work is dedicated to women, to life, and to freedom, in honor of all the innocent lives lost in the pursuit of liberty all over the globe.
About the artist
After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, T.E.S.’s family were left with no other option but to remain in Iran, a decision which profoundly altered her reality. T.E.S. spent formative years in an international school in her native Tehran. Her exposure to cross-cultural experiences differed from the Islamic values she was exposed to in post-revolutionary Tehran. Despite Sharia-based constitutional laws, T.E.S. has joined other Iranian women and men who consistently push back governmental boundaries and regulations over their bodies for the past four decades. The murder of “Mahsa Amini” while in custody by the Islamic Republic’s morality police for the crime of not properly covering her hair ignited the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising in 2022. The artist “T.E.S.” was born out of the necessity to avoid becoming yet another statistic in the hands of this savage dictatorship.
Hours
Open at all times
Location
Windows at Walgreens
6700 Collins Ave
Miami Beach
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