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Artist and refugee Mostafa Azimitabar on painting from a hostile country
Manage episode 428403402 series 2664579
When Mostafa Azimitabar was imprisoned on Manus Island, he was overcome with a desire to paint.
With no art supplies, he used a toothbrush – a technique he continues with to this day.
Mostafa survived the brutality of Australia’s asylum seeker detention system for more than eight years. Freed in 2021, he now lives in Sydney.
His art has been shortlisted for the Archibald prize twice. But he paints from the edges of a country whose systems remain hostile towards him, as he navigates temporary visas with no stability, at constant risk of deportation.
Today, artist and refugee Mostafa Azimitabar on how his work is a testimony to his suffering and the one thing authorities can never take from him.
Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram
Guest: Artist and refugee, Mostafa Azimitabar.
1383 episodes
Manage episode 428403402 series 2664579
When Mostafa Azimitabar was imprisoned on Manus Island, he was overcome with a desire to paint.
With no art supplies, he used a toothbrush – a technique he continues with to this day.
Mostafa survived the brutality of Australia’s asylum seeker detention system for more than eight years. Freed in 2021, he now lives in Sydney.
His art has been shortlisted for the Archibald prize twice. But he paints from the edges of a country whose systems remain hostile towards him, as he navigates temporary visas with no stability, at constant risk of deportation.
Today, artist and refugee Mostafa Azimitabar on how his work is a testimony to his suffering and the one thing authorities can never take from him.
Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram
Guest: Artist and refugee, Mostafa Azimitabar.
1383 episodes
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