مرور مجموعه

Legendary Rostam here is our contemporary zurkhaneh wrestler, while the image of the White Div is borrowed from a classical tradition of miniature painting to show the connection between pas

The original story in the Shahnameh refers to Rostam being carried while asleep by Div Akavan to the sea to drown him there and get eaten by the sea monsters

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar riding Koon’s Balloon Dog (Red), 2021 — a digital art work by Kiarash Khalili.

Qajar Gathering, a digital art work by Kiarash Khalili drawn from the Shahnameh.

Don't Let Rava Madar, a digital art work by Kiarash Khalili drawn from the Shahnameh.

A digital art work by Rabee Baghshani in the Shahnameh Forever archive.

A digital art work by Rabee Baghshani in the Shahnameh Forever archive.

A digital art work by Rabee Baghshani in the Shahnameh Forever archive.

From Siamak Filizadeh’s ‘Rostam II’ series — a satirical digital reimagining of the Shahnameh hero (Met Museum).

From Siamak Filizadeh’s ‘Rostam II’ series — a satirical digital reimagining of the Shahnameh hero (Met Museum).

From Siamak Filizadeh’s ‘Rostam II’ series — Rostam unknowingly slays his son Sohrab, reset in a contemporary idiom.

From Siamak Filizadeh’s ‘Rostam II’ series — a pop-culture mash-up of the Persian hero and modern icons.