Shamsia Hassani, Afghanistan's first street artist: her works go viral on social media

Her works have gone viral on social media: there are numerous shares from users around the world of posts by Shamsia Hassani, Afghanistan’s first street artist.

Born in April 1988, her street art works depict Afghan women in a society where men dominate. Through her art, Shamsia gives Afghan women a different face, depicting their strength, ambitions, pride and will to achieve their goals. Her women aim to present the possibility of positive changes in their lives and intend to give new hope to the women of the country. Her murals are spread all over the world: in Afghanistan, the United States, Italy, Germany, India, Vietnam, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and many other countries.

On social media her graffiti are shared accompanied by these words, “If we pass them around it will be like giving a voice to her and to all the Afghan women who are living hell.”

Faced with the unfolding situation in Afghanistan, Shamsia posted new works, the most significant of which, posted on August 14, depicts a girl holding a black vase in her hand in front of the shadow of a Taliban. The post is accompanied by these words, “Maybe it’s because our wishes are grown in a black vase.... Afghanistan 2021. Taliban, fear, stress, war, peace...”

In an interview with Art Radar, Shamsia said, “I want to color the bad memories of the war, and if those bad memories, then I erase the war from people’s minds. I want to make Afghanistan famous for its art, not for its war.”

Shamsia Hassani, Afghanistan's first street artist: her works go viral on social media

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