Variations in the Martyrs' Representations in South Tehran's Private and Public Spaces
2012; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 25; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/08949468.2012.629164
ISSN1545-5920
Autores Tópico(s)Turkey's Politics and Society
ResumoAbstract This article analyzes the presentation of the martyr's portrait and how it is displayed in Iranian society today. The study is based on a corpus of photos taken in public and private spaces between 2003 and 2007, mostly in Tehran in the Aliabad area and the cemetery of Behesht-e Zahra. The birth and development of martyr worship in Iranian society and diverse forms of public and private representation are examined. The key part of the article analyzes the image of the martyr in a poor neighborhood of the Iranian capital. Notes Most of these photographs have been made between 2003 and 2007, during the shooting of the documentary film The Faces on the Wall, directed by Bijan Anquetil and Paul Costes. My thanks to Muriel-Jane Ratcliff for translating this article from French; and especially to Marie-Julie Arnould for her remarks and comments. Centlivres and Centlivres-Demont [Citation2005: 5–15.] A study of the photographic portrait, originally the portrait of the prophet on a postcard in Iran. The website of the Martyrdom Foundation is called Isaar, which means “self-sacrifice” in Persian. Anquetil and Costes [Citation2007]: final sequence. Anquetil and Costes [Citation2007]: sequence with a martyr mother showing her family photo album. Anquetil and Costes [Citation2007]: final sequence with the installation of the display cases in the museum. Auguste Comte. Additional informationNotes on contributorsMarine Fromanger MARINE FROMANGER, who lives in Paris, began photography in 2003, and has a doctorate in art history (Iranian architecture). She worked on the photos of the French architect and archaeologist, Henry Viollet, who traveled in Iran during 1911–1913; and has herself made a large photo coverage of Iranian architecture. She has also worked as photographer on a film about wall paintings of the martyrs of the recent war, and is studying the popular and visual culture of martyrdom.
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