Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics.

To me, editing is not something you can do in a rush because the artists themselves are not always their own best editors. Time is absolutely everything.

My work has never been autobiographical. Although the subjects are driven on a personal perspective it's sort of elevated above me. I try to express something that is more a collective expression of crisis.

Poets use metaphors and symbolism to construct images. I construct my images in the same way, except that I am using a different form.

Art is no crime. It's every artist's responsibility to make art that is meaningful

Part of me has always resisted the Western clichéd image of Muslim women, depicting them as nothing more than silent victims. My art, without denying 'repression,' is a testimony to unspoken female power and the continuing protest in Islamic culture.

Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance.