Mohammad Barrangi III

 

'In the Shadow of the Orange Tree' written by Juliana Muñoz Toroa and illustrated by Mohammad Barrangi is a journey between cultures published beautifully on a papyrus roll in the last gasp of 2020.

Layla finds a bottle buried under the roots of the orange tree that grows in front of her house. Inside a message is written from long ago that speaks to her and inhabits her dreams. The story of the tree and a mysterious neighbor will join the fate of the message found in the bottle. This book, in the form of an ancient scroll, tells a story that is told in both words and pictures.

Mohammad Barrangi II

More painted and printed magic from Mohammad Barrangi whose work looks like ancient hands have made it to impart ancient wisdom and knowledge. In Mohammad's work the lines dance and sing and image blends with word.

Mohammad Barrangi I

Mohammad Barrangi is a keen athlete and illustrator whose work captivated me with its otherness. Hand coloured prints and original drawings over Persian text, his are wonderfully Iranian.

Do pictures have a language? this is a question that is perplexing me at the moment and I think they do have a cultural identity as strong as a dialect and in this global economy and global information highway it is good to see the unique qualities of different cultures and countries played out in individual expression and imagination.