Forsaken
By: Lana Šlezić
Publisher: Mets & Schilt
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9789053305737
Subjects: Women; Pictorial works; Social conditions; Economic conditions; Sex discrimination against women; Social life and customs; Biography; Manners and customs
Description: In 2004, the author went on a photographic assignment to Afghanistan. At the time she believed that since the ousting of the repressive Taliban in 2001, Afghan women and girls were living under considarably less oppressive conditions. She soon discovered that life for Afghan women was not as she expected, and felt compelled to stay and document their story. She learned that Afghan women are still living in a harrowingly oppressive society where forced marriage, domestic violence, honour killings, and an unpalatable lack of freedom still exist. Even today many are not allowed to leave their homes or go to school, and the burka remains a common sight on the dusty streets of the war-torn country. This body of work represents an emotional journey that has allowed her to learn about the lives of Afghan women and girls in an intimate setting. Unfortunately, most of them understand subservience and fear all too well. Forsaken offers a moving, confrontational and intimate picture of the life of Afghan women who have dared to show their vulnerability in this book.