Marodeen Ebrahimzadeh

I chose the American flag as a subject because it is what I grew up with. Watching black and white western movies at home, I really liked what it stood for. In my humble opinion, the American flag is the most beautiful design among all the nation flags in the world, and the most recognizable.  It is a special design that brings a different feeling to every individual regardless of their nationality. You cannot ignore it.

In my flag series I’m trying to bring awareness about the many changes that I have seen since I came to United States in 1978. People who were born in the U.S. long before me see this country is going through big changes. It is not up to me to judge whether these changes are  good or bad. I’m just bringing to the attention of people who are living in this country what is happening. 

My flags have a different meaning for different people. You may interpret it as you wish. I don’t have to explain it because each flag has a title, and the rest I leave to your interpretation. I am not a writer, but these artworks represent pages from the book of my life’s journey that started in Middle East and came all the way to United States. I don’t know where this journey is going to end up, but I am blessed with so many good friends and so many good people that I meet every day, and I’m very thankful for what I have.

Remember, this is the only country in which we still have the freedom of speech. Let’s work hard to keep it that way.

– M