Tahira Fida
The Islamic dress between the religion, the modern changes, and five artists’ representations. Fida (2010) 4x1 A Female Interpretation Exhibition
The Islamic dress and veiling has captured the attention of people around the world. Some Muslim ladies nowadays, do not understand the rationale behind this dress, and a lot of women who want to look modern avoid wearing it. A number of artist have used the Islamic dress in their art to present a concept or debate an idea.
Conceptual photography. Photographs present a concept related to Muslim ladies. The photos are suppose to show Muslim lady/ladies wearing Islamic dress. I have discussed the work of 5 artists in my paper and personally love Shirin Neshat’s photos.
Neshat (1994) Women of Allah series
Selected some concepts and tried them. For example, 1- the concept ‘suffer’
2- the concept ‘destiny’
3- ‘lost by the rhythm’
My photos were taken by Canon camera EOS 500D 15.1 M.P. Used Photoshop to adjust them. However, not happy with the quality and results. In my mind, what tutors have pointed out “quantity leads to quality”. My aim is ‘Do many experiments and finalize the project.’
Attending workshops in photography. Getting help from a professional photographer. Using CS5 for photos manipulation. Taking many photos at different times and exposures. Agreed with a model (a Muslim lady) to photograph her. Looking at well-known photographers art work such as Misha Gordin on the internet. Blogging.