Statement:

‘Trilogy: Then…’ presents three bodies of work created from 2009 to 2021 by Iranian artist Mohammad Ghazali, focusing on his exploration of the possibilities of photography to examine the relations between urban spaces and the stories of its inhabitants.

Often presenting traces of human presence in the absence of their figures, he reveals glimpses of the socio-politics of his city, Tehran, through works with deceptive simplicity that calls for closer examination.///

This active participation required of the viewer challenges the blurred lines of authorship, but also of the presumed role of image as evidence, adopting photography as a means to provoke unanswered questions.

Ghazali’s work underscores the fluidity of perception and narrative, suggesting that our engagement and interpretation of images are dynamic processes, rather than fixed truths.

About the artist:

Mohammad Ghazali (b. 1980, Iran, Tehran), lives and works between France and Germany. He holds a BA in photography from the Islamic Azad Art and Architecture University of Iran. In his photography, Ghazali engages with the relation between urban spaces and individual life stories.

The urban environment serves as the territory in which he explores the city's capacity to host communal life. Ghazali's work articulates the relationship between open, common spaces and personal histories, often without the presence of human figures.

He investigates the boundaries that separate and unite the author and the spectator, focusing on the margins of photographic mechanics and chemistry.

He has exhibited in more than 20 national, international shows and was awarded 1st prize in the 9th Tehran Photography Biennale in 2004 for his work 'Self Portrait' which was acquired by the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art for its permanent collection.