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Bita and her friend Shabnam, at a plastic surgeon’s office in Tehran. She is preparing herself to get botox injections in her cheeks and lips. Teheran, Iran

TAVAKOLIAN, Newsha

Bita and her friend Shabnam, at a plastic surgeon’s office in Tehran. She is preparing herself to get botox injections in her cheeks and lips. Teheran, Iran
Image: © Newsha Tavakolian / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Full title: Bita and her friend Shabnam, at a plastic surgeon’s office in Tehran. She is preparing herself to get Botox injections in her cheeks and lips. Beauty and trying to be beautiful is a part of Iran’s refined culture, but in recent years, the huge popularity of especially nose jobs and Botox has led to a standardisation in faces. Tehran, Iran


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 57518

Creation/Production

TAVAKOLIAN, Newsha

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017

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Material

Photographic paper

Location

In store
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Fine Art
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  • Tavakolian Newsha
  • Woman
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