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Shirin Neshat, Turbulent, 1998, two channel video/audio installation. With Shoja Azari and Sussan Deyhim. Via.

The male performance is socially sanctioned and realistic. The woman’s performance is outlawed and exists only as a dream.

Atom Egoyan. Read his full essay on Neshat’s piece.

I love this piece so much. Bear in mind that when it’s shown (at least when I saw it) the two channels are projected on opposite sides of the room, so you can only look at one at a time.

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