"In the Silence, She Moves"

Analog 135mm film photography
2018 - 2020 / Tehran

In a city where the body is policed and movement is censored, dance becomes an act of rebellion—a whispered prayer. This series, captured in black and white film, follows a dancer in Tehran as she reclaims space, both physical and metaphysical. The grain of the negatives mirrors the texture of resistance: subtle, persistent, alive.

Empty streets, abandoned courtyards, and the thresholds of unseen doors become her stage. Her movements are not performances but rituals—a dialogue between body and absence, freedom and constraint. The monochrome palette strips away distraction, leaving only the raw geometry of motion and the weight of silence. 

Here, dance is not entertainment; it is a testament to the spirit’s refusal to be still. Each frame is a document of defiance, a fleeting inscription of autonomy in a landscape that seeks to erase her.