Birth of the hero

One of the most significant archetypes to which Jung refers and has created reactions regarding cultural and environmental resemblances in human collective unconscious is the archetype of “Mother-Earth”. This image gives us the idea that existence is prolific. This birth cycle indicates death as much as it promises rebirth; an endless repetition which pursues its life in the human’s mind. In this project, the backgrounds are stable and contain the archetype of “Mother-Earth”. In the foreground, all the figures depicted in their daily routines are influenced by the background.

Raoofeh Rostami is a photographer.She studied Photography at art university of Tehran. Her professional photography began in a theatre venue. she was 20 at that time. Since then, she has photographed quite a number of productions in Iran. The field of the theater photography has always been a bridge for her, a bridge that connects the artistic side of photography to its journalistic applications. She has worked as a photographer for Iranian newspapers and magazines. Over the years she focused on the the space and the relationship between subjects and the space which are in.