A quarrel between Past and Present
Photos by Abdul Naser Sahebzada
Location: Ioakimion Girls High School
15.11.2024 – 30.11.2024
If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.
Some Photos on the ground represent faded memories. Cheerful women on the streets of Kabul, a young man walking in the streets.
Today, women are locked at home and many men are in internal exile. Abdul Naser Sahebzada is the Founder of the Home of Photographers Afghanistan. The institution is closed. Photos of Humans and animals, all living, are banned by law.
The Photos represent this loss of a presence of choices. Young Afghans are forced to live a life they didn’t choose and is imposed on them.
Memento
Memento as a term for artistic discourse shall serve to perceive absences and offer ways to inhale and exhale memory to avoid the acceptance of neglect. Mahalla Memento aims to create a new vision of tomorrow by asking artists to work on the everyday life of the overlooked.
The artists are free to use any artistic form or style. Innovative interpretations of the leitmotif are appreciated.
The Memento Festival is supported by