‘I painted so prison wouldn’t swallow us whole’: An interview with Iranian journalist Vida Rabbani

August19, 2025
Omid Memarian

‘When space and materials are scarce, your mind does the work of finding freedom’

 

Vida Rabbani, ‘Execution Walls,’ 2024. Acrylic on bedsheet fabric, 50 x 70 cm (19.6 x 27.5 in). Photo courtesy of the artist.