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Ahmadi’s paintings denounce the violence and abuses in general but more precisely those that have been taking place in Iran for decades. Ahmadi herself lived through the horrors of a nationwide violence. When she was only 5 years old Ahmadi witnessed first- hand the terrors of the Iranian Cultural Revolution. Her parents had no choice but to destroy their collection of non-Islamic records and cultural artefacts in their home. When the family returned to Iran after a period living in Berlin, all signs of their intellectual lives had suddenly disappeared without trace. The artist also saw the …