This exhibit provides an early glimpse of Kiana Hayeri’s current project, Promises Written On The Ice, Left In The Sun, for which she received the 2020 Visionary Award, from the Tim Hetherington Trust.
The multimedia project maps media coverage of women in Afghanistan, using the techniques of conventional journalism, and the mechanisms of advanced search engines and adaptive codes, to identify and trace the histories of women who have received public attention, once they have been been profiled in the media.
In collaboration with SOMA (Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan), and ANJU (Afghanistan National Journalist Union), Kiana Hayeri will trace the stories of these women’s lives since their moment in the spotlight, and she will share their experiences on an interactive website, revealing the strength of the participants, and the dangers of dilettante hit & run journalism.
Artist Bios
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Kiana Hayeri
Kiana Hayeri is a Senior TED fellow and a regular contributor to The New York Times. Her work has appeared in Harper’s Magazine, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, NPR, Monocle Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, The Globe and Mail, among others.
Organizations
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Tim Hetherington Trust
Tim Hetherington (1970 — 2011) was a photographer, human rights advocate, journalist, and filmmaker. “I want to record world events, big History told in the form of a small history, the personal perspective that gives my life meaning and significance. My work is all about building bridges between myself and the audience.”
The Tim Hetherington Trust mission is to promote the continuation of Tim’s vision, by promoting the continued use of his work, and by supporting new work by other artists. The Trust coordinates the many uses of Tim’s work, by individuals and institutions engaged in humanitarian endeavours, using purposeful story-telling and the arts in general.
In addition to overseeing current projects, the Tim Hetherington Trust developed a grant programme to encourage the initiation of new work; the inaugural Visionary Award was announced in April 2015.
Promises Written On The Ice, Left In The Sun
Featuring: Kiana Hayeri
Locations
View Location Details Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 6Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn
NY
Location open 24 hours
EDUCATION DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
How do these photos differ from the images out of Afghanistan that are often seen in the media?
How do these photos differ from the images you see out of a prison?
The artist maps media coverage of women in Afghanistan, and traces their stories after their moment in the media spotlight. What might you learn from these images “after the spotlight,” and how might that contribute to the narrative?
