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Ommolbanin Hassani; born 9 April 1988) is an Afghani street artist , a fine arts lecturer, and the associate professor of Drawing and Anatomy Drawing at the Kabul University.
She has popularized "street art" in the streets of Kabul and has exhibited her art in several countries including India, Iran, Germany, United States of America, Switzerland, Vietnam, Norway, Denmark, Türkiye, Italy, Canada, and in diplomatic missions in Kabul.
Hassani paints graffiti in Kabul to bring awareness to the war years.
In 2014, Hassani was named one of FP's top 100 global thinkers.
'When you speak out publicly about something - regardless of what form it takes - you’re engaging in your right to freedom of expression. It’s outlined in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
When you create art and use it to say something poignant about something you care about, or use it to express a stance or a position, you’re not only engaging in the right to freedom of expression, but also whatever rights that your stance or position touches on.'
Amnesty International
Shamsia recently wrote:
Currently, Afghan women are living in difficult conditions, they are deprived of their basic human rights. Among all the restrictions and problems, the most worrying thing is for the girls of the new generation, the lack of education and freedom has plunged the girls of the new generation into a black hole.
The subject of my paintings is about us and our destiny; about the women and people who live in difficult conditions in Afghanistan, and also about those who unwillingly left their homeland and soul in Afghanistan and migrated, like me!
And I feel people in the world who are in similar situations to us, and I know the words of their hearts.
The unspeakable things that are better expressed with pictures and will definitely be more effective.
زنان افغانستان در شرایط سختی زندگی میکنند، آنها در حسرت داشتن یک زندگی ساده معمولی در عمق سیاهی فرو رفته اند. دختران نسل جدید از ادامه تحصیل محروم شده اند و حتی آزادی های کوچک و معمولی را هم ندارند، این نهایت نا امیدی است و همه میدانیم که با این اوضاع و‌احوال آینده سیاه تری در پیش روی است.اما چه باید کرد؟
داستان نقاشی های من درباره اتفاق های دنیای امروزی است، درباره من و تو و خیلی هایی که صدای شان شنیده نمیشود. درباره زنان افغان، زنان ایران، مردم مناطق جنگ زده، کودکان بی پناه در دل دنیای بی رحم.
و حتی درباره کسانی که به اجبار مهاجر شدند، غرور خود را زیر پا گذاشتند و آماده هر گونه تحقیر شدن هستند، فقط برای زنده ماندن و گرفتن حق شان از زندگی روحا در عذاب ابدی به سر میبرند.
داستان نقاشی های من سرنوشت انسان امروزی در جایی به نام جهان سوم است …
Courtesy of Instagram
Paul writes:
'Shamsia's work is not only beautiful contemporary art, originally street art which has been reproduced as 'protest art' and it is a privilege to feature her art at the gallery.
Her art is bold, unique and also makes political, cultural and societal statements and we are are looking forward to have her art on show soon and looking to get more in the future.
Coming soon to the gallery
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