Traditional woodwork and carving is one of the richest handicrafts in Afghanistan.
Introducing Masoud, a master carver at the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture in Kabul. Masoud was born in Kabul but spent the first 10 years of his life in Pakistan. On returning to Afghanistan, he finished high school and enrolled in the Turquoise Mountain woodwork programme. Today he is a master of his craft and a specialist in the traditional art of jali.
The life and work of Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, who first garnered attention in the 1970s when she pioneered forms of geometric mirror works and created an artistic language informed by traditional Iranian craft and architecture. (Persian and English with subtitles)
When most Americans think of the Islamic veil, the image of Afghan women in blue burkas or the black chador of the Islamic Republic of Iran may come to mind. But what about the Muslim-American woman who combines her headscarf with jeans or haute couture gowns? Fashioning Faith takes a behind the ...
This short film on the paper-cutting craft of Saanjhi and how it is transforming the lives of women from Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti. The women cut patterns of jaalis, motifs, and patterns from the Mughal-era monuments situated in Nizamuddin, and create products like lamps, screens, tea-lights, bookm...
