The children in my pictures look the same as all the children in the world. They play, they smile and they work, and this subject has always drawn photographers’ attention. The only difference between them and the other children, is the differences in their environment. The reason for this exhibition is the passion for knowing, which is indescribable by writing. The camera was the only way to record those novel moments allowing me to create simple moments like drinking water in a hot summer day, which is like eating ice cream in hell for a kid working from dawn to dusk.The yearning for run on the hot sand between the bricks that are like a country for them, is like a simple game. I wanted to be with them for a few moments and play with them.
These pictures illustrate the moments in which you are so thirsty and like to be released in the wind. I want to share my feelings with you. The children in my picture are the children of the whole world who have to work undesirably.
I wish for a day when no child has to work. I hope you enjoy these pictures.
Sara Mobayen:
Born March 13, 1981 in Mashad, Iran.
BA in Graphic Design, Sooreh University, Mashad, Iran.
I started professional photography working with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA). Currently I am working as a Social Documentary Photographer and also as an actress.
Individual Exhibitions:
• “Brick & Life” - Tehran, Aks Café, November 2007.
• “Dust’n Dream” - Tehran, Golestan Gallery, June 2008.
Group Exhibitions:
• “The Mass” - Gorgan , Fakhreddin As, ad Gorgani Gallery , December 2007.
• “The Mass” - Mashad, Mirak Gallery, December 2007
• "Tehran, Iran Artists" - House (Khane-ye Honarmandan-e Iran), December 2007
Film Appearances:
• “Sabziyan Cinematic School” - Directed by: Azadeh Akhlaghi, Produced by: Abbas Kiarostami.
• “Everything Divided by Two” - Directed by: Abolfazl Jalili
