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Arusa
Jihan Ammar

Egypt

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"Arusa" in Arabic means both bride and doll. This photo series witnesses the private moments before and during weddings in Cairo and Tehran, two cities in which I have lived. I mainly photograph women because I am intimately connected to them and not because I seek to explain them. Through my work, I try to communicate a collective human experience by revealing private histories. I photograph a lot of my friends and family, who become characters in a series. I reference traditional portraiture, family snapshots and documentary trends in most of my work. One of my favorite themes is upper class Middle Eastern weddings. Some of the images are from my cousin Mona's wedding. Her wedding at the Marriot hotel in Cairo was a posh affair. I've known her all my life and she in turn was comfortable with me photographing her private moments before she entered the grand ballroom and met her groom. Five years after her big day, I asked her permission to exhibit these pictures. Her consent was borne out of years of friendship.

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I read a few post and they all got to me in different levels, some made me smile, some think about the culture and country i live in: they made me realize how every day mexican woman try to look more and more americanized or european, but...

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