THE AUTHORS OF RDV•I
Shiva KHADEMI
Téhéran / Iran
Presented by Mojtaba Abdoulrahimkhan - mojtaba.abdoulrahimkhan@gmail.com
1st Photo Award - 9th RDV•I 2020
Art Director : Véronique DE VIGUERIE
Gemini - Twins
According to global statistics, one percent of the world’s population consists of twins and multiples. Based on the statistics from Iran National Organization for Civil Registration, the multiple births in Iran have been up to three percent of births since 2011. The question that led to the idea of this photo collection in my mind was that, is their identity “one” that has been repeated twice, or do they have their own independent existence, despite being double? Are they a manifestation of beauty which has been duplicated? Is their nature a line between reality and fantasy? It’s all as if they touch the flowing forgotten feelings and waken something deep within us, which originates in the depth of obscure ancient rituals and cultures.