Malekeh Nayiny

Nayiny (born 1955, Tehran) left Iran to study photography and cinematography in the United States and France. Unable to return to Iran after the revolution, she settled in Paris where she lives and works today. Cut off from home and family, she turned to old family photographs to reconnect with her roots. She frequently utilizes digital manipulation to enliven and re-invent photographs from her own family album, blending the past with the modern day and bringing to life cherished memories.

Untitled, from the series Updating a Family Album
Malekeh Nayiny
1997–98
Computer generated photograph
Purchase—Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds
S2000.124

Untitled, from the series Observation
Malekeh Nayiny
1999
Chromagenic print
Purchase—Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Endowment for Contemporary Iranian Art
S2016.13.4

Untitled, from the series Observation
Malekeh Nayiny
1999
Chromagenic print
Purchase—Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Endowment for Contemporary Iranian Art
S2016.13.15

Red Cloth, from the series Sketches of a Fractured Song
Malekeh Nayiny
2010
Chromogenic print
Purchase—Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Endowment for Contemporary Iranian Art
S2016.15

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