“Human beings are the crafters of truth.
Human beings are the soulmates of eternity.
I am no stranger to eternity.
Life sings beneath the stones of the prison walls of evil.
In the eyes of bewitched dolls, the lantern is a brilliant deviance.
My city will dance in its streets again.
Nowhere, at no time, has the cry of life gone unanswered.
I listen to distant voices, my voice is heard from afar.
I am alive,
My cry is not unanswered; your kind heart is the answer to my cry.
My city will dance in its streets again…”
Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)

This creation grew out of a multicultural meeting between Tamanna Rohani—an Iranian-born graphic designer, illustrator, and visual and conceptual artist—and Carmen Camboulas, a French activist who is as joyful as she is passionate.
This collaborative piece brought together about thirty people, offering a space to support one another and share our feelings. Creating together to echo and celebrate the strength and fight of Iranian women and men for their freedom.
A true artistic and political statement, it was showcased at Saturday rallies supporting the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, as well as during the March 8th Women’s Rights March in Nantes. And since the weather isn’t always reliable, it bears the marks of its journeys.