An Interview with Shirin Neshat

The interview offers intimate insights into Shirin Neshat's creative process, her engagement with themes of gender, displacement, and resistance, and her unique ability to merge personal narrative with broader political and cultural critique. It also explores her collaborations, inspirations, and the challenges she has faced as an Iranian artist working within a global framework. This chapter serves as a cornerstone for the volume, providing a first-hand perspective that illuminates the philosophical and emotional depth underpinning Neshat’s remarkable body of work.