Mona Heydari was forced to marry her cousin as a 12-year-old and birthed his child at 14. At 17, after fleeing the country and attempting to escape the abusive marriage, her life was ended by her husband.
The patriarchal, misogynistic ideologies in law enforcement, government and Iranian society has allowed the “honor” killing of young women to become a crime without punishment.An unfinished sculpture.I pondered upon the artist’s motivation in creating her. What was the message being conveyed? Who is she without a head, arms or legs?
The sculpture most likely symbolized the fate of a woman under oppression. One with no agency, no opportunity to create her destiny. One unable to walk away from a dark past into a promising future. She became a child bride in Iran at only 12 years old, forced to marry her cousin. Giving birth at 14, she was pressured to stay in the marriage for the sake of her child, despite enduring domestic violence. Finally reaching a breaking point, she escaped her marriage and fled the country.
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