When the Taliban took power in 1996, Hangama Amiri and her family were forced to abandon their home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Now an artist in Connecticut, she has gone on to create a series of textile art pieces called Bazaar, A Recollection of Home, which explores the social and gender norms within Afghan bazaars. Following the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, Amiri wanted to celebrate the changes in society. She relied on her childhood memories of roaming street markets with her family. This body of work was a way for her to reconnect with herself and her identity, as well as honouring women-owned businesses. With the recent return of Taliban control today, Amiri’s work serves as a reminder of what Afghan women are capable of when given the opportunity to contribute to an open and free society. To see more of her culturally uplifting work, visit hangamaamiri.com/en. Footage by T293 Gallery, Roberto Apa, Domenico Catano, Orysia Zabeida and Dewi Tan was used in the creation of this film.
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