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RiP Mahsa Amini

“On 16 September 2022, 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini,[a] also known as Jina Amini,[b][1][2][3] died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances. The Guidance Patrol, the religious morality police of Iran’s government, arrested Amini for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards. The Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated that she had a heart attack at a police station, collapsed, and fell into a coma before being transferred to a hospital.[4][5] However, eyewitnesses, including women who were detained with Amini, reported that she was severely beaten and that she died as a result of police brutality,[6][7][8] which was denied by the Iranian authorities.[9] The assertions of police brutality, in addition to leaked medical scans,[10] led some observers to believe Amini had a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke due to head injuries received after her arrest.”

RiP Mahsa Amini 🙏 I created this poster combining the mural from mi wall, originally mi abstract interpretation of Goodnight Moon, with origami roses I folded and painted to represent blood splattered over purity. The roses were originally made for a practice painting I did of Andy Warhol’s gun, extending out from the barrel. The moon and roses combined took on a new meaning, reversing the Islamic Crescent and star to represent flipping the script on old books and ideologies, to pave a new path forward and write a new future that turns page from HIStory into one that includes HERstory. Honoring the beautiful elements of the old and creating a new system of balanced accountability, equal rights, freedom of expression, fair pleasure, pay and play. Life can and should be safe and beautiful for all. ☪️ ☯️🐆🐫✨🌙