Shirin Neshat is probably Iran’s most visible contemporary woman artist. She live in exile but nevertheless continues to deepen in her Iranian roots through her videos charged with symbolism and criticism.
In Turbulent, Neshats 1998 two-screen video installation, two singers (Shoja Azari playing the role of the male and Iranian Vocalist and composer Sussan Deyhim as the female) create a powerful musical metaphor for the complexity of gender roles and cultural power within the framework of ancient Persian music and poetry.
