Hushed!

Hushed! is a series exploring the notion of hushed women in response to abusive relationships. To be hushed in many relationships is equivalent to be a good wife, good daughter, good sister and a good woman in general. Women are being harassed and their rights violated. In this body of work I'm drawing attention to the subject of a traditional good woman: a quiet non-complaining woman.

Hushed!
A poem by Shiva Moghaddasi

I hear you.
I hear your hushed voice.
I feel your pain and pained myself,
at being far away,
unable to help, 
when you needed a hand, an ear, a shoulder.

I hear you,
I hear your hushed cries, fists, and tears.
As clear as the nightingale's song.

Lest you be alone, sister,
lest I forget your cries for help.

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Toronto
Fall 2017