Mitra Tabrizian (
Persian: میترا تبریزیان; born in
Tehran[1][2][3]) is a British-Iranian[4]photographer and
film director. She is a professor of photography at the
University of Westminster,
London. Mitra Tabrizian has exhibited and published widely and in major international museums and galleries, including her solo exhibition at the Tate Britain in 2008. Her book, Another Country, with texts by
Homi Bhabha, David Green, and
Hamid Naficy, was published by
Hatje Cantz in 2012.
Early life and career
Born in
Tehran,
Iran, Tabrizian studied at the
Polytechnic of Central London in the 1980s.[4] Tabrizian published her first monograph, Correct Distance, in 1990. In 1992, she was included in a survey edition of Ten.8magazine "Critical decade: Black British photography in the 80s".[5] Her book of photographs, Beyond the Limits (2004), is a critique of corporate culture[4] and is inspired by the works of
Jean Baudrillard and
Jean-François Lyotard. Her films include Journey of No Return (1993), The Third Woman (1991), and The Predator (2004).
Beyond the limits. Göttingen, Germany:
Steidl, 2004. With texts by
Stuart Hall, Christopher Williams, Francette Pacteau and a contribution from
Homi K. Bhabha.
This is That Place. London:
Tate, 2008. Catalogue. With a text by
T. J. Demos.
Another Country. Berlin:
Hatje Cantz, 2012. With texts by Bhabha, David Green, and
Hamid Naficy.
Films
The Third Woman (1991) – writer and director, 16 mm, 20 mins[8][9][10]
Journey of No Return (1993) – writer and director, 16 mm, 23 mins[9][11]
The Predator (2004) – writer and director, 35 mm, 28 mins[9][11]
Gholam (2017) – writer and director, 94 mins[9][11]
Mitra Tabrizian (
Persian: میترا تبریزیان; born in
Tehran[1][2][3]) is a British-Iranian[4]photographer and
film director. She is a professor of photography at the
University of Westminster,
London. Mitra Tabrizian has exhibited and published widely and in major international museums and galleries, including her solo exhibition at the Tate Britain in 2008. Her book, Another Country, with texts by
Homi Bhabha, David Green, and
Hamid Naficy, was published by
Hatje Cantz in 2012.
Early life and career
Born in
Tehran,
Iran, Tabrizian studied at the
Polytechnic of Central London in the 1980s.[4] Tabrizian published her first monograph, Correct Distance, in 1990. In 1992, she was included in a survey edition of Ten.8magazine "Critical decade: Black British photography in the 80s".[5] Her book of photographs, Beyond the Limits (2004), is a critique of corporate culture[4] and is inspired by the works of
Jean Baudrillard and
Jean-François Lyotard. Her films include Journey of No Return (1993), The Third Woman (1991), and The Predator (2004).
Beyond the limits. Göttingen, Germany:
Steidl, 2004. With texts by
Stuart Hall, Christopher Williams, Francette Pacteau and a contribution from
Homi K. Bhabha.
This is That Place. London:
Tate, 2008. Catalogue. With a text by
T. J. Demos.
Another Country. Berlin:
Hatje Cantz, 2012. With texts by Bhabha, David Green, and
Hamid Naficy.
Films
The Third Woman (1991) – writer and director, 16 mm, 20 mins[8][9][10]
Journey of No Return (1993) – writer and director, 16 mm, 23 mins[9][11]
The Predator (2004) – writer and director, 35 mm, 28 mins[9][11]
Gholam (2017) – writer and director, 94 mins[9][11]