“I studied art. At that time i was going through some difficult times.
My girlfriend of many years left me with no explanation.
I tried to use Art to express my anger, my loneliness, but my teachers were too conservative.
They thought it was an inappropriate to talk about my feeling for a woman.
They tried to make me paint birds and flowers.
so i left.
That was 10 years ago.
Today i’m in a Metal Band.
This year i am leaving Iran…” .
–Josef 29
-Tehran, IRAN