Bahman Jalali
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Bahman Jalali is a Persian/Iranian name. There are few Persians/Iranians with this name, but the most famous one to date was (1944 – 15 January 2010) an Iran
ian photographer who taught photography at different universities in Iran for 20 years.
in Tehran
, then started his career as a photographer with Tamasha Magazine in 1972.
He is best known for his documentary photographs from Iranian Revolution
in 1979 and from the Iran-Iraq war, but after the revolution he focused more on teaching photography at Iranian Universities than practicing it.
He was the curator of Iran's first museum of photography and inspired a generation of emerging Iranian photographers.
His latest work was a photo series called "Image of Imaginations", which took three years (2003–2006) for him to complete. It was a mixture of flowers or Iranian calligraphy with old photographs from throughout Iranian photographic history. He explained later: “I have been exposed to many images by little known photographers around the country. Those that I could keep, I have held as mementos, and others have left their marks on my imagination.”. The Museum of Fine Arts in Nantes
has bought this photo series for their collection.
He was given a very special homage for his forty years of career in photography by the Fundacio Antoni Tapies in Barcelona with a special solo exhibition curated by Catherine David from September to December 2007, with the publication of a book. He contributed to the prestigious exhibition in the British Museum of London, Word into Art : Artists of the Modern Middle East in 2006.
Until the end of his life, Bahman Jalali was a member of the editorial board for Aksnameh, a bi-monthly journal of photography in Tehran.
The veteran photographer was being treated for pancreatic cancer
in Germany
. He returned to his home in Tehran on 14 January 2010 and died the next morning at the age of 65.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian photographer who taught photography at different universities in Iran for 20 years.
Career
He graduated in Economics from Melli UniversityShahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University was formerly The National University of Iran . The university's name was changed during the cultural revolution in Iranian universities, 1980-82. It is located in Evin District and extends into Velenjak District in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on a main campus of...
in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, then started his career as a photographer with Tamasha Magazine in 1972.
He is best known for his documentary photographs from Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
in 1979 and from the Iran-Iraq war, but after the revolution he focused more on teaching photography at Iranian Universities than practicing it.
He was the curator of Iran's first museum of photography and inspired a generation of emerging Iranian photographers.
His latest work was a photo series called "Image of Imaginations", which took three years (2003–2006) for him to complete. It was a mixture of flowers or Iranian calligraphy with old photographs from throughout Iranian photographic history. He explained later: “I have been exposed to many images by little known photographers around the country. Those that I could keep, I have held as mementos, and others have left their marks on my imagination.”. The Museum of Fine Arts in Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
has bought this photo series for their collection.
He was given a very special homage for his forty years of career in photography by the Fundacio Antoni Tapies in Barcelona with a special solo exhibition curated by Catherine David from September to December 2007, with the publication of a book. He contributed to the prestigious exhibition in the British Museum of London, Word into Art : Artists of the Modern Middle East in 2006.
Until the end of his life, Bahman Jalali was a member of the editorial board for Aksnameh, a bi-monthly journal of photography in Tehran.
The veteran photographer was being treated for pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He returned to his home in Tehran on 14 January 2010 and died the next morning at the age of 65.
Publications
Catherine David, cur. Bahman Jalali (Barcelona: Fundacio Antoni Tapies, 2007). 296 pages.External links
- Bahman Jalali in Kargah
- L'ànima d'una màquina sense ànima: Reflexions sobre la fotografia de Bahman Jalali (Catalan) an essay by Hamid Dabashi
- Bahman Jalali / Image Of Imagination
- Fundació Antoni Tàpies Press images : Bahman Jalali
- Unfinished Picture : Bahman Jalali – A documentary About Bahman Jalali
- Bahman Jalali / Portfolio / Silkroad Gallery