Sheida Soleimani learned early about injustice. Her parents, outspoken critics of the Iranian government, fled the country during the regime collapse of the 1970s, alongside so many moderates. Sheida’s mother was raped and imprisoned on her way out, forced to endure an indefinite period of time apart from her husband and his eldest daughter, Sheida’s older sister. Her father was luckier: he made it across the mountains to Turkey, eventually cutting a path for himself and his family to the bovine calm of the midwestern United States.
Spirituality, Rationality, Justice , 2014 (cows tongue, blonde hair, pink background). Sheida Soleimani.
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Halal, 2014 (white background, crane, eyelash). Sheida Soleimani.
