{"id":133279,"date":"2025-05-26T12:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/133279\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T12:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:56:10","slug":"at-craigmillar-now-award-winning-photographer-presents-unseen-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/133279\/","title":{"rendered":"At Craigmillar Now – award winning photographer presents unseen work"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new exhibition opening on 31 May presents a selection of Laleh Sherkat\u2019s early work, taken during her studies at The University of Tehran and shortly after graduating.<\/p>\n

Laleh Sherkat (b. 1963) is an Iranian photographer living in Craigmillar.<\/p>\n

The photographs focus on the lives of women in Iran during the politically turbulent period that followed the Islamic Revolution in 1979. There are six series of work in the show: \u2018Women in Prison,\u2019 (1984); \u2018Women at Work,\u2019 taken in factories across Tehran between 1984-1988; \u2018Morgue Workers,\u2019 (1993), Bandari Women, (1993) and Nomad Women, (1988). <\/p>\n

There is also a selection of work taken during the last few months of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988.<\/p>\n

Laleh Sherkat said: \u201cI faced restrictions that my male counterparts did not, but I sought to\u00a0transcend these limitations and enrich my personal and artistic experience. I\u00a0have always been deeply committed to documenting the realities of women\u2019s lives and amplifying their voices\u2014an enduring concern that lies at the heart of these bodies of work.\u2019<\/p>\n

As a woman Laleh was able to navigate women\u2019s spaces more easily and gain the trust of female subjects. This allowed Laleh to capture women and communities that might have otherwise remained undocumented.<\/p>\n

These photographs have never been exhibited in the UK and offer audiences a rare glimpse into the life of women in Iran during the 1980s and early 90s.<\/p>\n

Laleh Sherkat is a highly accomplished Iranian photographer living in Craigmillar. She graduated with a BA in photography from Tehran University in 1989 and has won various awards for her work, including\u00a0the Golden Medal for the International Asahi Shinbone Competition in 1988.<\/p>\n

Between 1991-99 Laleh held academic teaching posts at Alzahra University, Soureh University and the Faculty of Iranian Cultural Heritage. She is a member of the Press Photographers Society and Women Photographers Society in Iran.<\/p>\n

Laleh\u2019s work has been published in several magazines and the war photography book \u2018A Growth at Dawn.\u2019 She has exhibited widely, with several solo shows in Iran and Edinburgh as well as participation in group shows in Paris and London.<\/p>\n

Recent projects include\u00a0collaborations with the Festival of Migration with\u00a0Art27, the Scottish Mental Health Art Festival and Craigmillar and Niddrie Community Festival.<\/p>\n

Craigmillar Now is a community-led organisation committed to supporting people living in the greater Craigmillar area to access the arts and local history. We do this through a wide-ranging programme of creative activities, which include free-to-access arts workshops, exhibitions, film screenings and events. We host a free, weekly hot meal, prepared by local chefs and are the caretakers of a thriving community garden.<\/p>\n

Craigmillar Now also holds the local archives, which are cared for by a team of volunteers. We regularly take our collections to venues across greater Craigmillar and further afield, reaching new communities and championing local history.<\/p>\n

This exhibition has been generously funded by Creative Scotland and Hope Scott Trust.<\/p>\n

The exhibition runs from 31 May to 29 June 2025.<\/p>\n

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