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Paranoia
Yasmin Etemadi
IranGALLERYCONVERSATION
This body of work is a reflection of the state of fear and anxiety I have been living with since September 11th, 2001.

The events of that day have caused my Iranian identity to eclipse my American one and I have found myself a stranger in my own home. This sense of displacement, coupled with recent political changes, has made me question the stability of living in America and has forced me to re-evaluate my identity after twenty years of assimilation to the American culture.

One result of this instability has been an emergence of a paranoiac state of mind, which is expressed through my artwork. The photographs presented here are a mixture of documentary and set-up scenarios that convey a narrative. In this story, the war on terrorism takes its toll on one of its citizens. She becomes a hunted woman, trapped inside her once secure home, living in exile from her own country.
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afsaneh (Iran)
I'm from iran too and I know exactly what you mean by that.
I don't even know if I belong here, I try to keep my nationality a secrtet, if I can. I left Iran when I was 20, and lived here for almost 16 yrs. Life did change for us eventhough it had nothing to do with us, it's so sad how so many lives and perceptions change in no time. Now, I try to think positive and send positive energy out there
sesame seed (Palestine)
I wonder how people in other countries have dealt with their respective "9/11"s? Are/were their experiences and specifically the experiences of immigrants in their communities similar to those in the US? as for the question posed by the Imagining Ourselves Team, I consider being a citizen of my country most important...especially since I do not belong to any single organized religion.
Albert Shelton (United States)
I would choose being a citizen of my country being most important. I preach, and therefore practice Tolerance. visit: http://www.religioustolerance.org/
Imagining Ourselves Team (United States)
If you had to choose, which is most important—being a member of your religious community, being a member of your ethnic community, or being a citizen of your country?
 
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