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TEHRAN -- The 13th Iranian Biennial of Photography was inaugurated at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) on Sunday.
The biennial has been organized by the National Iranian Photographers’ Society, TMCA Director Majid Mollanoruzi said at the opening ceremony.
He added, “It is time to say goodbye to all the biennials and look forward to holding a huge biennial under the title of Tehran Biennial, which will include all the visual arts like the Venice Biennial.”
He expressed his hope that all the art societies will have the opportunity to display their creative works.
Esmaeil Abbasi, the secretary of the non-competitive biennial, next explained that the biennial has been held on the themes of art photography and creative photography.
Nineteen collections are on show in the art photography section, and in the productive section, which contains portraits and creative photos, about 40 works are on display.
Director of the society Masud Zendehrud Kermani was next and talked about the biennial, which is the society’s first professional experience.
“All the photos have been developed on art photo papers by the photographers themselves,” he added.
Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Ali Moradkhani, also attending the opening ceremony, said that the private sector can help the government to achieve its goals through holding different art and cultural events.
Meetings on art photography and creativity in photography are scheduled to be held on the sidelines of the event.
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