Sadegh tirafkan biography of abraham lincoln
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Artist/Photographer Sadegh Tirafkan, who passed away in Toronto on May 9th of brain cancer, was a distinctive and complex individualist.
Although deeply influenced by his Iranian heritage -- his work was about roots and identity -- he resisted labels; "I never want to be categorized by a singular place or category," is how he once put it.
"Sadegh's works speak volume about the loss of individuality or rather markers of individuality in our current age where crowds and collectivism are the norm," says his friend Jareh Das.
"Where Tirafkan focuses on the individual -- as in his 'Loss of Our Identity' series -- he presents the individual as a complex character constantly vying between past and present, ancient and modern belief systems."
Tirafkan's childhood and adolescence were shaped by the grand forces of war and revolution.
Born in 1965 to devout Muslim Iranian parents living in Iraq, the rise of Saddam Hussein for