Reminiscing about the Arbaeen walk in the heart of the capital / “Dream of Paradise” in Tehran

Life group: Saeedeh Asadian: The corona virus, which has been affecting the world for nearly 600 days, made it impossible for many of the martyrs’ martyrs to walk the Arbaeen again this year, and the limitations of the Corona crisis counted the number of Arbaeen survivors.

Until two years ago, these days, many were preparing to go to Bina al-Harmain, and their effort was to be able to walk from Najaf to Karbala, and on the fortieth day of their devotion to Imam Hussein (AS), Hazrat Abolfazl (AS) and his companions show.

However, many artists tried to create the atmosphere of Arbaeen in the urban space so that the remnants of Arbaeen could achieve that feeling and play with memory to some extent.

Reviving the atmosphere of Karbala in Tehran

Accordingly, one of the artistic works that has been done these days is the photo-layout exhibition “Dream of Paradise”.

An exhibition with more than 3,000 photographs and a display of a panoramic aerial photograph of the Najaf-Karbala road as an installation and other photo-arrangements of the Arbaeen symbols that evoke the atmosphere of the days before the outbreak of Corona in Muharram and Safar in Najaf and Karbala. It shows well

An attractive and spectacular collection created in the form of a large photo exhibition called “Dream of Paradise” and Seyed Ehsan Bagheri is the designer and artistic director of this exhibition.

He was able to collect this collection of photographs and expose it to the public in the form of a large exhibition with an area of ​​1000 square meters.

The photo exhibition of “Dream of Paradise” will be held until October 6, in the “Garden of Art” of the Abbasabad Cultural and Tourism Complex, and will host the survivors of Arbaeen from 3 to 9 p.m.

“Dream of Paradise” is not just a simple photo exhibition, but also other elements such as volume, light and music with the help of the photos of this exhibition so that it can bring a better feeling to the viewer while watching the pictures.

Utilizing and collecting photos of 120 Iranian, Iraqi, Belgian, Australian, etc. photographers is one of the steps taken by Seyyed Ehsan Bagheri to prepare this exhibition and he has tried to put the images together in the best possible way with an attractive arrangement. .

In an interview with a Fars reporter, Bagheri said that the focus of the photo exhibition was “Paradise Dream”, putting the images together and also getting help from other arts in a combination: “Volume, sound, light and everything that can “It comes with the help of photographs to convey the feeling of an experienced or unexperienced space to the viewer. It is presented in three parts in this exhibition.”

What you will see in “Dream of Paradise”

He explains all four sections of the exhibition, which was held in the “Garden of Art” of the Abbasabad Cultural and Tourism Complex: “In the first part of the exhibition, more than 3,000 portraits of Arbaeen pilgrims have been installed. In the second part, part of an 8-kilometer aerial photograph taken from the Najaf-Karbala road in 1994; We have exposed it for the first time. “In the third and fourth sections, two-dimensional photographs and volumetric and visual symbols of the Arbaeen pilgrimage are arranged in the form of photos, and we have considered a space for showing documents related to the Arbaeen.”

The designer and artistic director of “Dream of Paradise” emphasizes that the aim of this exhibition is to provide the atmosphere of Arbaeen pilgrimage for those who have experienced this hike and have not been able to see the Corona virus during these two years, and for Bring those who have not yet had this sweet experience.

“The purpose of the exhibition is only to feel the atmosphere of the Arbaeen pilgrimage in the vicinity, so that this possibility will be possible again after the end of the Corona crisis, and we will continue to see millions of Iranians join this march,” he said. “Let us be a light pilgrimage.”

An attempt to downplay the impact of Corona on art and the artist

Although the Corona virus has had a devastating effect on art and artists, efforts are still being made to keep art dynamic and supportive of the artist. The opportunity provided in the Art Garden for artists to mitigate the negative impact of this crisis on art.

Sayyed Mohammad Hossein Hejazi, CEO of Abbasabad Renovation Company, says in this regard: “Abbasabad Land Collection has tried to play a serious role in reviving art, especially during the corona outbreak. “So that this view can be continued so that those who are interested in art and the artist can continue their activities.”

Hejazi continues about holding the “Dream of Paradise” exhibition with the same purpose: “Interactive art and the introduction of religion from the perspective of art is an action that has been able to exhibit itself well in this exhibition and holding such exhibitions can be a prelude to bigger steps and “There should be more and better support for such artists.”

Those interested in visiting the “Dream of Paradise” exhibition, which is held every day in accordance with health protocols, can visit the address of Haqqani Highway (west to east), the exit of the National Library, Central Bank Martyrs Boulevard, Bagh-e Honar.

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