‘Means Without End’ offers a unique opportunity to view two recent projects by artist Hoda Afshar side by side.
‘Remain’ (2019) is a series of photographic portraits of men who were detained on Manus Island. The collaborative project involves these men retelling their individual and shared stories through staged images, words, and poetry. ‘Agonistes’ (2020) is a tribute to whistle-blowers who have spoken out in the name of truth and justice. They did so at a terrible personal cost.
Hoda Afshar was Born in Iran and is now based in Narrm (Melbourne). She began her career as a documentary photographer. This influences her poetic investigation into the representation of gender, marginality, and displacement. Afshar is also a member of Eleven, a collective of contemporary Muslim Australian artists, curators, and writers. Eleven challenge the current politics of representation and power.
For more information visit https://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/exploring-moreland/events/whats-on/means-without-end/
