For her project Why Don't You Dance?
Why Don’t You Dance? is an artistic research project exploring Iranian popular dance through three key figures: Mahvash, Jamileh, and Mohammad Khordadjan.
Combining photographic series, archival material, and participatory workshops, the project examines how dance, depending on social and political contexts, can become a tool for identity expression and emancipation, particularly within the Iranian diaspora. Inspired by Mahvash’s autobiography and the karaoke nights at Cabaret Tehran in Los Angeles, it connects past and contemporary dance practices.
The project will be previewed at Paris Photo in November 2025, and will be published and exhibited at Photo Elysée in June 2026.
