Heartbreaking work from Iranian American Shirin Barghi, with her Twitter stream @shebe86 as artistic expression, she has rendered one of the most powerful statements we’ve seen. This, and the victims, speak for themselves.
“I don’t have a gun, stop shooting.” #michaelbrown #lastwords #ferguson pic.twitter.com/1lGXromMLa
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 21, 2014
“What are you following me for?” #trayvonmartin #lastwords #ferguson #michealbrown pic.twitter.com/dNSvcKPvsF
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 14, 2014
“Officers, why do you have your guns out?” #lastwords #kennethchamberlain #ferguson pic.twitter.com/vDCNnL5SVy
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 17, 2014
“I can’t breathe.” #michaelbrown #lastwords #ferguson #ericgarner pic.twitter.com/LFHFcDe4VZ
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 21, 2014
“Mom, I’m going to college.” #AmadouDiallo #lastwords #ferguson #michealbrown #policeagression pic.twitter.com/B0WbHO1BCU
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 15, 2014
“it’s not real.” #johncrawford #lastwords #ferguson #michaelbrown pic.twitter.com/Etnvmaromx
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 21, 2014
“Please don’t let me die.” #kimanigray #lastwords #policeagression #ferguson #michealbrown pic.twitter.com/9oZNLJHg0n
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 15, 2014
“You shot me. You shot me!” #oscargrant #lastwords #ferguson pic.twitter.com/QDhFpK5mYM
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 14, 2014
“I love you too!”
#seanbell #lastwords #ferguson #michealbrown pic.twitter.com/8nvWYPnoo0
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 14, 2014
“Why did you shoot me?” #KendrecMcDade #lastwords #ferguson #michealbrown pic.twitter.com/CobVpSvaAx
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 14, 2014
1) Salam, friends. I created these images to raise awareness about racist police violence in America and as an expression of solidarity.
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 17, 2014
2) I experienced police brutality in my native Iran, and the struggle here to confront that violence resonated with me.
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 17, 2014
3) This was an imperfect work that took on a life of it’s own. I believe that black pain must not be appropriated or profited from, period.
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 17, 2014
4) Someone suggested exhibiting these images with proceeds going to families. That’s strictly the prerogative of those struggling/affected.
— Shirin Barghi (@shebe86) August 17, 2014