Last Thursday, February 19th, during the pre-Festival of Jerez, our dear friend and colleague Roks, as we affectionately call her, officially unveiled a photographic exhibition of her own work, brimming with beauty but also with message and commitment. Women are at the heart of artistic expression and convey a clear message of empowerment and freedom. (All photographs in this article are by Nano Hernández)
The event was very well received; Numerous artists, friends, and relatives of the author gathered at our headquarters in the Space ExpoflamencoLocated in the Los Ramos Building on Diego Fernández Herrera Street, this exhibition space, a home for the entire flamenco community worldwide, now houses the photographic collection during business hours, Monday through Saturday. At the end of the event, a celebratory glass of sherry served to express our admiration for the quality of the photographs, but also for Roks' courage in defending all women around the world.
Iranian photographer and filmmaker, Roksaneh Emma Fotovat develops a visual work around the flamenco, understood as a living art, a language of the body and a space of transmission.
Through photography and film, she explores the movement, presence, and place of women in flamenco culture, between dance, the cante and daily life in Andalusia.
His work includes several series, among them FlamencoCuerpo, dedicated to the moving body, and AndaLuz — FramesA sensitive photographic freshness created during his early years in Andalusia. Between body, voice, and territory, his gaze is constructed from an intimate, non-documentary approach, attentive to gestures, silences, and the memory of flamenco vivid.
This focus is dedicated to Iranian women and all women, whose bodies and voices carry a history of freedom and resistance. #womanlifefreedom
