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Marjan Khatibi.

I am a visual designer, media artist, and illustrator from Tehran, Iran. I specialize in Design, Animation, and Art Direction. My illustrations are meant to provoke emotion and inspire conversation with my audience. My interdisciplinary work expresses complex ideas in an accessible way, and I use different mediums to achieve this.
I have combined my endless love for creativity and design with my passion for gender equality. To that end, I debuted my practice as a media artist with a project to raise awareness for gender equity using Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, thereby evoking empathy, understanding, and newfound passion within my audience.

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A GIRL WHO ASKED WHY

ANIMATION AS COMPELLING STORYTELLING FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS

In many countries in the Middle East, women are not allowed to make decisions independently and require male approval for their basic rights. I believe that we need to create art in order to raise public awareness. My 2D animation project addresses some drastic restrictions on women’s daily lives in Iran. Based on my personal experiences, a little girl as the main character moves through an imaginary world inspired by Middle Eastern architecture. This world has two parts: an underwater world as a symbol of ignorance, and a world on land that represents dignity, fairness, equality, and respect. The fantastical creatures in my animation navigate their way to a world where basic human rights are respected.

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UCSC Open Studio

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May 7, 2018

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